#w

If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic. ↗

— Albert Ellis

#means #something #unrealistic #usually #won

In the old days we used to get more referrals, because people had insurance that paid for therapy. Now they belong to HMOs, and we can only be affiliated with a few HMOs. ↗

— Albert Ellis

#because #belong #days #few #get

Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years. ↗

— Albert Ellis

#faced #given #i #most #over

I would have liked having children to some degree, but frankly I haven't got the time to take the kids to the goddamn ballgame. ↗

— Albert Ellis

#children #degree #frankly #goddamn #got

Every book for me is an exorcism in some way or another, working through my feelings at the time. ↗

— Bret Easton Ellis

#book #every #exorcism #feelings #me

The beginning of wisdom is to desire it. ↗

— Solomon Ibn Gabirol

#desire #wisdom

I'm one of the few people I know who believes in God. ↗

— Martin Freeman

#few #few people #god #i #know

I just sort of write the book I feel like writing given the emotional place I am in my life at the time. ↗

— Bret Easton Ellis

#book #emotional #feel #given #i

I'd rather let the fiction speak for itself and I don't want to write fiction that tells people how to feel, and I don't want to be judgmental in the fiction. ↗

— Bret Easton Ellis

#fiction #how #i #itself #judgmental

No one is drawn to writing about being happy or feelings of joy. ↗

— Bret Easton Ellis

#being #being happy #drawn #feelings #happy