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Sadism is not an infectious disease that strikes a person all of a sudden. It has a long prehistory in childhood and always originates in the desperate fantasies of a child who is searching for a way out of a hopeless situation.
Alice Miller
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"Sadism is not an infectious disease that strikes a person all of a sudden. It has a long prehistory in childhood and always originates in the desperate fantasies of a child who is searching for a way out of a hopeless situation."
— Alice Miller

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Sadism is not an infectious disease that strikes a person all of a sudden. It has a long prehistory in childhood and always originates in the desperate fantasies of a child who is searching for a way out of a hopeless situation. — Alice Miller

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Alice Miller was a Psychologist from New Zealand (1982–2010).

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Who said "Sadism is not an infectious disease that strikes a person all of a sudden. It h…"?
This quote is attributed to Alice Miller, a Psychologist from New Zealand.
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Alice Miller lived from 1982 – 2010.