The Good Son Quotes

“It's part of what we call the Shadow, all the dark parts of us we can't face. It's the thing that, if we don't deal with it, eventually poisons our lives.”
― Michael Gruber, The Good Son

“As a matter of fact I had a terribly traumatic childhood. But afterward I sort of reraised myself.”
― Michael Gruber, The Good Son

“But it turns out that people who are grounded and secure don't change much under stress. That's what being grounded means.”
― Michael Gruber, The Good Son

“It is an animus, she decides, the representation of the Logos in the female, as the anima is the representation of Eros in the male. In its negative aspect it is opinionated, conventional, banal, self-righteous, argumentative . . . In its positive aspect, it conveys spirit, feistiness, the capacity for reflection and self-knowledge, the capacity to handle philosophical and religious ideas at the higher levels.”
― Michael Gruber, The Good Son

“There are life events that can destroy the personality, which is a lot more fragile than most people imagine, constructed as it is from bits provided by others in the most haphazard way. People can be torn down to the core, "shattered," as the expression goes, and then they seek sleep. And dreams, which provide the ground for the construction of a new and more integrated self. Providing there's a core, and providing they're willing to do the work.”
― Michael Gruber, The Good Son

“You look at us and you see oppression; we see stability and harmony. You see corruption; we see ties of family, friendship, and mutual support. You see feudalism, we see mutual responsibility. You see the oppression of women, we see the defense of modesty.”
― Michael Gruber, The Good Son

“Farid, you are keeping a hawk; don't expect her to lay eggs like a chicken.”
― Michael Gruber, The Good Son

“When I got to the States and started going to an American high school, which I did for an extremely short time, I thought everyone around me was insane, the way they talked about their parents. I thought the parents were insane too, the way they handled their kids, like every request they made was a bargain they weren't sure would be kept. That little whiny tone at the end of every statement: "Be home by ten, okay?”
― Michael Gruber, The Good Son

“ship. The courier just arrived from Paidara.”
― Michael Gruber, The Good Son

“coats every surface. The heat builds up and”
― Michael Gruber, The Good Son