Dan Brown Quote

Denial is a critical part of the human coping mechanism. Without it, we would all wake up terrified every morning about all the ways we could die. Instead, our minds block out our existential fears by focusing on stresses we can handle—like getting to work on time or paying our taxes.

Inferno: A Novel (ed. Anchor, 2013) - ISBN: 9780385537865

Denial is a critical part of the human coping mechanism. Without it, we would all wake up terrified every morning about all the ways we could die....

Denial is a critical part of the human coping mechanism. Without it, we would all wake up terrified every morning about all the ways we could die....

Denial is a critical part of the human coping mechanism. Without it, we would all wake up terrified every morning about all the ways we could die....

Denial is a critical part of the human coping mechanism. Without it, we would all wake up terrified every morning about all the ways we could die....