"'You go through it, you sort it out, you throw some of it away. Then you stack up the rest, nice and neat. Next time it won't be such a big deal.'
'I don't have the energy," he says.
'Kiddo, you got any idea how much energy it takes to hold the door closed like you do? That's power. Your own personal power and nobody else's."
'Sometimes, ' he says, 'When you let yourself feel, all you feel is lousy.'
Berger nods, 'Maybe, you gotta feel lousy sometimes in order to feel better. A little advice, kiddo, about feeling. Don't think too much about it. And don't expect it always to tickle.'"
~Ordinary People by Judith Guest
Friday, October 17, 2008
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