Trauma Quotes

188 quotes by 165 authors

Some people's lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That's what trauma does. It interrupts the plot. You can't… — Jessica Stern
We're hallucinating. And that's what this world is: a mass hallucination, where fear seems more real than love. Fear is an illusion. Our craziness, paranoia,… — Marianne Williamson
It was a catch-22: If you didnâ€™t put the trauma behind you, you couldnâ€™t move on. But if you did put the trauma behind you,… — Jodi Picoult
Clinical psychology tells us arguably that trauma is the ultimate killer.Memories r not recycled like atoms and particles in quantum physics. they can be lost… — Lady Gaga
Our gazes locked, so much passing between us. In those moments, I wasn't in a tent with him, on the run from those who regarded… — Richelle Mead
The trauma of the Sixties persuaded me that my generation's egalitarianism was a sentimental error. I now see the hierarchical as both beautiful and necessary.… — Camille Paglia
Our moral responsibility is not to stop future, but to shape it...to channel our destiny in humane directions and to ease the trauma of transition. — Alvin Toffler
The real self of an artiste lies in art, so when an artiste performs, all the pain, trauma and tension get released through art, be… — Unknown Author
In this time of globalization, with all its advantages, the poor are the most vulnerable to having their traditions, relationships and knowledge and skills ignored… — James Wolfensohn
I understand what it is to go through emotional trauma and retreat and go into the world of your imagination. I understand how art and… — Sam Taylor-Wood
Until the legacy of remembered and reenacted trauma is taken seriously, black America cannot heal. — bell hooks
Rwanda, which is one of the younger independent states in Africa, must be regarded as a model of how great human trauma can be transformed… — Wole Soyinka
Given the scale of trauma caused by the genocide, Rwanda has indicated that however thin the hope of a community can be, a hero always… — Wole Soyinka
One challenge is trying to extend access to more poorly served communities in rural areas and in the inner city. Sometimes you have kids who… — Scott Stossel
I would have liked to be on the streets of Manhattan during 9/11. My working theory is that people are much kinder to each other… — Claire Cameron
As a veteran, I know firsthand the satisfaction there is in defending the democracy you so strongly believe in, but I can also attest to… — Charles B. Rangel
Trauma fractures comprehension as a pebble shatters a windshield. The wound at the site of impact spreads across the field of vision, obscuring reality and… — Jane Leavy
At 16, I dropped out of school and spent five years working as a bicycle mechanic and volunteering in a Trauma Centre before ultimately deciding… — Philipp Meyer
Endings are a part of life, and we are actually wired to execute them. But because of trauma, developmental failures, and other reasons, we shy… — Henry Cloud
The psychological trauma of losing a job can be as great as the trauma of a divorce. — Barbara Ehrenreich

Who Wrote These Trauma Quotes

165 authors contributed a total of 188 Trauma Quotes, led by these top contributors: