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Jonathan Kellerman QUOTES

Jonathan Kellerman QUOTES

1 " O Great Swami of the East, your wisdom has pierced the miasma. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Deception (Alex Delaware, #25)

2 " At first, when a child meets something that scares him, the fear grows, like a wave. But when he goes into the water and swims - gets used to the water - the wave grows small. If we pull the child away when the wave is high, he never sees that, never learns how to swim and remains afraid. If he gets a chance to feel strong, in control, that's called coping. When he copes, he feels better. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Time Bomb (Alex Delaware, #5)

3 " To trust someone is to take the greatest risk of all. (180) "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Blood Test (Alex Delaware, #2)

4 " I'd long thought that a surfeit of sensitivity could be a killing thing, too much insight malignant in its own right. The best survivors--there are studies that show it--are those blessed with an inordinate ability to deny. And keep on marching. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Blood Test (Alex Delaware, #2)

5 " Fools write books about madness being an elevated mental state or an alternative form of creativity. It's not, it's anguish. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Breakdown (Alex Delaware, #31)

6 " Revenge was a dish best eaten cold, but eight years between was arctic. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Rage (Alex Delaware, #19)

7 " If you ask me, psychopaths are more talented than the rest of us... but they're still fucking psychopaths. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Self-Defense (Alex Delaware, #9)

8 " carrying "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

9 " ebullient "

― Jonathan Kellerman , The Murderer's Daughter

10 " it. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Monster (Alex Delaware, #13)

11 " There were nights when I left the sessions physically and emotionally drained after hearing the anguish pour out like blood from a gaping wound. Don’t let anyone ever tell you different – psychotherapy is one of the most taxing endeavors known to mankind; I’ve done all sorts of work, from picking carrots in the scorching sun to sitting on national committees in paneled board rooms, and there’s nothing that compares to confronting human misery hour after hour and bearing the responsibility for easing that misery using only one’s mind and mouth. At its best it’s tremendously uplifting as you watch the patient open up, breathe, let go of the pain. At its worst is like surfing in a cesspool struggling for balance while being slapped with wave after putrid wave. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1)

12 " -Nice concept.
-What is?
-Retreating. Getting away from the grind.
-Oh, you never do. You just change gears. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Self-Defense (Alex Delaware, #9)

13 " I went along agreeably until all that was left was agreeability. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Crime Scene (Clay Edison, #1)

14 " Pessimism is not good for the soul."
"I sold my soul years ago."
"To whom?"
"The bitch goddess Success. She cut town before paying off. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1)

15 " Maybe we're just prisoners of our biology. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Survival of the Fittest (Alex Delaware, #12)

16 " Do I think you're a sucker for her? I'd term it emotionally susceptible and yeah, you sure are. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Self-Defense (Alex Delaware, #9)

17 " Life is like a prism. What you see depends on how you turn the glass. "

― Jonathan Kellerman

18 " Therapist’s dilemma: those who need help the most, run the farthest from it. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Time Bomb (Alex Delaware, #5)

19 " The science of psychotherapy is knowing what to say, the art is knowing when to say it. (36) "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Over the Edge (Alex Delaware, #3)

20 " Just because others have it worse doesn’t mean you have to suffer in silence. "

― Jonathan Kellerman , Self-Defense (Alex Delaware, #9)