Tim Sandlin Professions : Novelist Born : 1950 Browse All Authors Top 15 quotes by Tim Sandlin Catharsis comes from the ancient Greek word...which literally translated means 'to pass a hard stool' Tim Sandlin catharsis greek mean Depression must be avoided, no matter what the cost. Depression is lying on the Edwardian couch for six months, too tired to unlace your shoes. Depression is awakening each morning feeling as if someone near and dear and closely related died the night before. Bad news. Don't tempt depression. Tim Sandlin tired morning lying Whenever a woman says 'We need to talk,' it means she's reached a decision and it's already too late for you to talk back. Tim Sandlin decision mean needs Once you get used to being treated like you matter, it's hard to uproot and move somewhere where you don't. Tim Sandlin like-you matter moving Bravery isn't what you do so much as how you look back at what you did. Tim Sandlin bravery looks Contrary to what we've been told, children can detect deceit in parents much easier than parents can detect deceit in children. Tim Sandlin deceit parent children The instinct to notice changes gives women a tremendous advantage over men. Tim Sandlin instinct giving men Traumatic events always happen exactly two years before I reach the maturity level to deal with them. Tim Sandlin maturity two years Hysteria means the same thing with either laughter or tears. Tim Sandlin hysteria laughter mean Manic depressives have all the luck; they soar between crashes. The best us regular depressives can do is battle our way up to normal every now and then. Tim Sandlin battle luck way Depression is like a headache or true love or any of those indefinable concepts. If you've never been there, you don't know what it's like until you're too far in to stop the process. Tim Sandlin headache process knows Something has to matter. Otherwise, a person's life will be miserable and empty. Tim Sandlin empty miserable matter Everybody's vaguely miserable sometimes...and most people are vaguely miserable most of the time. The trick is to scrap your way from the most-of-the-time to the some-of-the-time category. Tim Sandlin sometimes people way Movement eases turmoil. Tim Sandlin turmoil movement ease Friendship is so much healthier than other crutches -alcohol or TV or religious fanaticism. One healthy crutch shouldn't be against the rules. Tim Sandlin alcohol healthy religious Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors
