Famous Alice Miller Quotes

  • What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about a plight that must be understood. – Alice Miller

    What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about a plight that must be understood.– Alice Miller

  • All children are born to grow, to develop, to live, to love, and to articulate their needs and feelings for their self-protection. – Alice Miller

    All children are born to grow, to develop, to live, to love, and to articulate their needs and feelings for their self-protection.– Alice Miller

  • Cruelty is the opposite of love, and its traumatic effect, far from being reduced, is actually reinforced if it is presented as a sign of love. – Alice Miller

    Cruelty is the opposite of love, and its traumatic effect, far from being reduced, is actually reinforced if it is presented as a sign of love.– Alice Miller

  • Not to take one’s own suffering seriously, to make light of it or even to laugh at it, is considered good manners in our culture. – Alice Miller

    Not to take one’s own suffering seriously, to make light of it or even to laugh at it, is considered good manners in our culture.– Alice Miller

  • A human being born into a cold, indifferent world will regard his situation as the only possible one. – Alice Miller

    A human being born into a cold, indifferent world will regard his situation as the only possible one.– Alice Miller

  • For the human soul is virtually indestructible, and its ability to rise from the ashes remains as long as the body draws breath. – Alice Miller

    For the human soul is virtually indestructible, and its ability to rise from the ashes remains as long as the body draws breath.– Alice Miller