Depression is the flaw in love. There's no such thing as love without …

Andrew Solomon
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Depression is the flaw in love. There's no such thing as love without the anticipation of loss. And that specter of despair can be the engine of intimacy.
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Mild depression is a gradual and sometimes permanent thing that undermines people the way rust weakens iron ... Like physical pain that becomes chronic, it is miserable not so much because it is into … ▶
I hated being depressed, but it was also in depression that I learned my own acreage, the full extent of my soul. ✨ Andrew Solomon (2014). The Noonday Demon: An Atlas Of Depression, p.24, Simon and S … ▶
Then I repeated these words to my spirits: 'Leave me be; give me peace; and let me do the work of my life. I will never forget you.' Something about that incantation was particularly appealing to me. … ▶
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Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. ✨ Andrew Solomon (2014). The Noonday Demon: An Atlas Of Depression, p.29, Simon and Schuster

Depression is the flaw in love. There's no such thing as love without the anticipation of loss. And that specter of despair can be the engine of intimacy.

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