Before the World Intruded Quotes

“The power we discover inside ourselves as we survive a life-threatening experience can be utilized equally well outside of crisis, too. I am, in every moment, capable of mustering the strength to survive again—or of tapping that strength in other good, productive, healthy ways.”
― Michele Rosenthal, Before the World Intruded

“Perhaps defining a self begins with simply making the first choice, simply rising up and deciding what you desire, and then methodically, like writing, putting one word after the other until you have created a whole self and a whole life in the process.”
― Michele Rosenthal, Before the World Intruded

“Do you know the concept of sanuk?” Greg asks. “Never heard of it.” “It’s Thai for ‘fun’ or ‘joy,’ but the meaning goes beyond our American idea of those words. For the Thai, sanuk means finding something worthwhile and fulfilling in our lives. What would bring you sanuk?”
― Michele Rosenthal, Before the World Intruded:: Conquering the Past and Creating the Future, A Memoir