“The idea made Mahlia’s chest tighten. It was her own fantasy, the secret one she sometimes curled up to when she went… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
I want my characters to really overuse their coping mechanisms to the point where they break down within 300 pages. — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“When entering a room full of soldiers who fear hearts you put your heart in your back pocket.” — Cherríe L. Moraga Copy Share Image
“the shock of waking up to the fact that the world does not also belong to you; the shame at having been… — Carina Chocano Copy Share Image
If you're making yourself vulnerable in your writing, then they know where to hurt you, which is extra fun. I had to… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
“The word “coherence” literally means holding or sticking together, but it is usually used to refer to a system, an idea, or… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
I really struggle with my anxiety, I have done since I was a child. When I look back into it, I don't… — Stacey Solomon Copy Share Image
One idea I explore in my stand-up show is whether, if you try looking at the universe rationally and avoid coping mechanisms… — Robin Ince Copy Share Image
“When you have a persistent sense of heartbreak and gutwrench, the physical sensations become intolerable and we will do anything to make… — Bessel A. van der Kolk Copy Share Image
Before I start a book, I talk over my characters with a friend who is a counselor. I like to make sure… — Chevy Stevens Copy Share Image
“I am developing new coping mechanisms for lost words and lost negatives, as here for instance: compensate by describing the episode instead.… — Moyra Davey Copy Share Image
“ Acting in New Ways Social anxiety also has a strong impact on how you act. As explained before, when people experience… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
“Her remark laid bare not only the reality - not enough comic opportunities for women in Hollywood - but also the ideology… — Carina Chocano Copy Share Image
I have a lot of friends who are trying to clean up their act, or that are still making trouble for themselves,… — Natasha Lyonne Copy Share Image
“Athletes and musicians often refer to being in “the zone”—that mystical place where their inner critic is silenced and they completely inhabit… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
The Doomsayers have always had their uses, since they trigger the coping mechanism that often prevents the events they forecast. — Walter Wriston Copy Share Image
“The cause of their behaviors is low self-worth, which leads them to have poor shame tolerance. They learned in childhood to manage… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share Image
As a coping mechanism, or as a way to make a little hard count by shilling demons in the shadows, I try… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
Most Americans stopped looking at what was happening through a variety of coping mechanisms - starting with women entering paid work and… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
“My perfect storm was nothing permanent. But of course it's far from the last storm I'll face. There will be many more.… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“To get to Adam, Satan went after a target of value to him. It is no surprise, then, that he is still… — Aimee Byrd Copy Share Image
“Females with ASDs often develop ‘coping mechanisms’ that can cover up the intrinsic difficulties they experience. They may mimic their peers, watch… — Liane Holliday Willey Copy Share Image
Life is what happens when we are busy doing other things. Peace is not something you wish for; it's something you make,… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I don't think the victims should be babied, but there should be a counselor to teach them coping mechanisms. The bully needs… — Laura Michelle Kelly Copy Share Image
“.... but when a person is upset, old patterns of behavior emerge. It's true for me too, except my coping mechanisms are different” — Sylvain Reynard Copy Share Image
