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And now that I had vowed to hang out with this man until I died, I also thought a lot about dying. It seemed I had not only married him but also married my eventual death. Before the vows, I might have lived alone, but forever; now I would definitely not be alone and I would definitely die. I had agreed to die, in front of all my family and friends
... See moreMiranda July • It Chooses You
Both Alan and his wife Marie believe Alan’s conscious decision to connect with men saved their marriage. Alan had made his wife his emotional center. His life revolved around trying to please her and make her happy. Due to his ineffective covert contracts, Alan never believed Marie gave as much to him as he gave to her. As a result, he was often re
... See moreRobert Glover • No More Mr. Nice Guy
J’encourage toujours les futurs psychothérapeutes à se faire analyser. « Votre principal instrument est votre moi. Apprenez sur lui tout ce que vous pouvez. Ne laissez pas vos points aveugles bloquer l’accès à vos patients, vous empêcher de comprendre ce qu’ils ressentent. » Moi-même, je suis si étroitement lié à une seule femme depuis l’âge de qui
... See moreIrvin Yalom • Comment je suis devenu moi-même (French Edition)

Je me suis donc résolu à écrire un roman de sa vie intérieure. C’est là que ma propre expérience pouvait aider à retracer l’histoire de Spinoza. N’était-il pas en fin de compte un être humain – aux prises avec les mêmes conflits que j’ai dû pour ma part affronter, tout comme ont dû le faire les nombreux patients avec lesquels j’ai travaillé pendant
... See moreIrvin Yalom • Le Problème Spinoza (Littérature) (French Edition)
Over time, the argument for marriage has shifted. It’s no longer about external forces having power over us: religions, the state, the legal idea of legitimacy, the social idea of being respectable … What we are correctly now focused on is the psychological point of making it hard to throw in the towel. It turns out that we benefit greatly (though
... See moreAlain De Botton • The School of Life: An Emotional Education

le besoin de société, né du vide et de la monotonie de leur vie intérieure, pousse les hommes les uns vers les autres. Mais leurs nombreuses manières d’être antipathiques et leurs insupportables défauts les dispersent de nouveau2. »