The commandment that says ‘Thou shalt not be aware of what was done to thee, nor of what thou doest to others’ ensures that cruelty suffered in childhood is played down or modified by memory until it becomes unrecognizable. | Alice Miller | Thou Shalt Not Be Aware

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The commandment that says ‘Thou shalt not be aware of what was done to thee, nor of what thou doest to others’ ensures that cruelty suffered in childhood is played down or modified by memory until it becomes unrecognizable.

-- Alice Miller