For kids like me, the part of the brain that deals with stress and conflict is always activated... We are constantly ready to fight or flee, because there is a constant exposure to the bear, whether that bear is an alcoholic dad or an unhinged mom (p228).... I see conflict and I run away or prepare for battle. (p246)

— J.D. Vance

It's a mathematical fact that two negatives make a positive so even under adverse circumstances think positively.

— Amit Abraham