We don’t seek the painful experiences that hew our identities, but we seek our identities in the wake of painful experiences.
Andrew Solomon
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- “How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are,” TED2014, 08:57; Exact complete sentence from the transcript posted on Solomon’s own website. Context: forming identity after adversity, not seeking or endorsing suffering.
- “How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are,” TED2014, 08:57
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