Body Quote by Kazuo Ishiguro

“What moves betrayal into the realm of trauma is fear and terror. If the wound is deep enough, and the terror big enough, your…

— Patrick J. Carnes

“If a woman desires, however, to retain all her instincts and abilities to move freely within her psyche, she can reveal her secret or…

— Clarissa Pinkola Estés

“Living in a family where all the interactions are superficial and shallow can cause a wound that may limit capacity for meaningful connections with…

— Linda Bloom

Self-mutilation is a frightening barrier that keeps us from seeing a person who is lost, in pain, and in desperate need of help.

— Steven Levenkron

“A great many of our patients have conflicts in the realm of intimacy, and obtain help in therapy sheerly through experiencing an intimate relationship…

— Irvin D. Yalom

You can relate to somebody's pain and you have compassion, which can lead to intimacy.

— Jeff Bridges

Intimacy is not purely physical. It's the act of connecting with someone so deeply that you feel like you can see into their souls.

— Simi Ngr

“certain incidents do more than just touch our raw spots or “hurt our feelings.” They injure us so deeply that they overturn our world.…

— Sue Johnson

I don't think my work is so much about opening up wounds. I think it's about understanding the nature of the wound. I'm not…

— Eric Fischl

There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.

— Anonymous

Intimacy is healing.

— Dean Ornish

Intimacy is not purely physical. It's the act of connecting with someone so deeply, you feel like you can see into their soul.

— Anonymous