611 Quotes About Denial

Michael Delaney used to be fat. Not puppy-padding fat—bursting-frankfurts-in-a-boiling-pot fat. He remembered gym class and swimming lessons. All of the thin guys who could be divided into one of two groups: those who looked but did not comment and those who looked and commented, with enthusiasm... Fat kids are like alcoholics; they always have excuses.

Love is one of the most motivating and self-defining forces in our lives, whether we turn from it or allow ourselves to be drawn to it. If you allow romantic possibilities with others to consume all your time and energy, they will distract you from the things of interest that fill your life with passion and purpose.

The process of leniency involves accepting the reality of the current situation and finding a satisfying meaning therein, as opposed to misconstruing or denying the facts of the situation.

I wonder if being sane means disregarding the chaos that is life, pretending only an infinitesimal segment of it is reality.

It is in refusing to recognize that we worship something that we move from the worship of that thing to slavery to that thing.

Privilege is when you contribute to the oppression of others and then claim that you are the one being discriminated against.

society has an embarrassing history of denial

It’s a wonder of human behavior: we build our own handcuffs that trap and harm us. We create the myth, and we honor it. We tell the lie, and we believe it.

What does love mean if we would deny it to others?