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And there was more to Anthony than his autism. So much more. She can think about Anthony now and not be consumed by autism or grief.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"id":108,"quote_text":109,"author_id":5,"source_id":60,"has_image":61,"author":110,"source":111,"quote_tag":112,"commentary":113},3229679,"Making him wrong allows her to feel right, and feeling right is her drug of choice.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is from Lisa Genova's novel \"Inside Out\", published in 2009. At that time, Genova was facing her own challenges as a writer and mother, struggling to balance her creative pursuits with the demands of family life.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a counter-intuitive truth about human motivation: our desire for self-righteousness can be a coping mechanism for feelings of inadequacy or guilt. By making someone else wrong, we momentarily feel better about ourselves, distracting us from our own emotional pain.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn today's high-stakes professional and personal lives, recognizing this dynamic can help you avoid getting caught up in destructive patterns of competition and one-upmanship. 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