Jean Holloway Quotes

Those people who truly desire power are actually only trying to control one thing, themselves.

I used to believe that people determine their own lives. We were in control, commanding our futures, choosing our spouses, picking professions, responsible for the decisions that shape the course of our lives. And yet, there is one force more powerful than free will. Our unconscious.

Sometimes, it just takes one look at someone to know that’s what you really want.

You should never judge something you don’t understand.

We fight so hard against our mothers because we’re really just in denial that we might actually become them.

Sometimes it’s easier to live for others than it is to figure out how to live for yourself.

Emotions change like the wind.

Underneath the suits, behind closed doors, we’re all ruled by the same desires. And those desires can be raw and dark and deeply shameful. The more you watch someone, the more you realize, we are never really who we say we are. In fact, hidden underneath, there’s always a secret. We might actually be someone else.

The best predictor of future behavior is the past.

Sometimes when we try to avoid thinking about something, the more it gets into our head.

If you focus so much on what you should feel, you don’t really know what it is you do feel.

If you don’t look suspicious, people never suspect anything.