Downward spiral Quote by Elizabeth Wurtzel
““I hated him for not being depressed. He seemed a fool-- everyone who didn't feel like me was a fool. I alone knew the truth about life, knew that it was all a miserable downward spiral that you could either admit to or ignore, but sooner or later we were all going to die.””
![“When they [parents and educators] talk of building self-esteem, they often resort to empty flattery rather than character-building honesty. I've heard so many people talk of a downward spiral in our educational system, and I think one key factor is that there is too much stroking and too little…” quote by Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d7f/randy-pausch-842_downward-spiral_when-they-parents-and-educators-talk-of_472125.jpg)
