Stephen Grosz Quote

Being present, whether with children, with friends, or even with oneself, is hard work. But isn't this attentiveness - the feeling that someone is trying to think about us - something we want more than praise?


The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves (ed. 2014)


Being present, whether with children, with friends, or even with oneself, is hard work. But isn't this attentiveness - the feeling that someone is...

Being present, whether with children, with friends, or even with oneself, is hard work. But isn't this attentiveness - the feeling that someone is...

Being present, whether with children, with friends, or even with oneself, is hard work. But isn't this attentiveness - the feeling that someone is...

Being present, whether with children, with friends, or even with oneself, is hard work. But isn't this attentiveness - the feeling that someone is...