It’s important to say that depression has biological underpinnings, and that while medications do not seem to create irreversible changes in the brain, repeated depressive episodes do. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
We can never afford to be complacent; there is no such thing as security when it comes to human rights. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
Dealing with depression effectively is a mark not of weakness, but of strength. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
Shutting out the depression strengthens it. While you hide from it, it grows. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
Forging meaning is about changing yourself. Building identity is about changing the world. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
While all old people have been young, no young people have been old, and this troubling fact engenders the frustration of all parents and elders, which is that while you can describe your experience, you cannot confer it. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
Britain’s withdrawal from the E.U., like Donald Trump’s proposal to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, is based on a false belief in self-reliance. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
Every stage of life longs for others. When one is young and eager, one aspires to maturity, and everyone older would like nothing better than to be young. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
No one much wants to be belittled, but we tolerate slurs surprisingly often for ourselves; for our lionised children, we demand freedom from insult. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
