Adults Quote by D. T. Max

I did have imprinted on me the idea of trauma that changes things dramatically and suddenly. As a writer, I return to that again…

— Ann Packer

The shock of any trauma, I think changes your life. It's more acute in the beginning and after a little time you settle back…

— Alex Lifeson

I think for all of us, as we age, there are always a few moments when you are shocked.

— Annette Bening

Just as the body goes into shock after a physical trauma, so does the human psyche go into shock after the impact of a…

— Anne Grant

The real past can traumatize us, but so can the real future.

— Michael Helm

When you read enough stories about people who have been through different levels of trauma, and it doesn't matter what the history is, trauma…

— Matana Roberts

We all have trauma and I know my own trauma, and I survived it.

— Lux Pascal

What remains of your past if you didn't allow yourself to feel it when it happened? If you don't have your experiences in the…

— David Rakoff

I like to create a shock moment. I take what not everybody wants and really get people to believe that's me.

— Greg Vaughan

No day-to-day mishaps or indignities can really compromise your sense of self after you've survived a deep tragedy.

— Kelsey Grammer

I think that definitely any trauma - whether it's childhood or later in life - affects you negatively, especially when it's suppressed, but there's…

— Roland Orzabal

I watched our friends' wary, intelligent faces droop at our tale. Their shock was a mere shadow of our own, resembling more the goodwilled…

— Ian Mcewan