Alice Miller
Alice Miller
Alice Duer Millerwas an American writer whose poetry actively influenced political opinion. Her feminist verses impacted on the suffrage issue, while her verse-play The White Cliffs encouraged US entry into World War II. She also wrote novels and screenplays...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth28 July 1874
CityNew York City, NY
CountrySwitzerland
children umpires parent
Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child.
children writing forbidden
The victimization of children is nowhere forbidden; what is forbidden is to write about it.
childhood confusion possible repression resolve respected safely schools
,,,It is possible to resolve childhood repression safely and without confusion - something that has always been disputed by the most respected schools of thought.
I just think this is so sad. That is all.
attempts bear capacity dangerous form human manner natural negative organism pain repression threshold violent
The capacity of the human organism to bear pain is, for our own protection, limited. All attempts to overstep this natural threshold by resolving repression in a violent manner will, as with every other form of violation, have negative and often dangerous consequences.