Suzanne FinnamoreI used to loathe ambivalence now I adore it. Ambivalence is my new best friend.
About This Quote
Ambivalence is a state of being where each side of an issue is equally valid. In other words, you can have a strong opinion about something but it doesn’t mean you have to take sides. You can be against something and also for it, or even think that both sides have some merit. People tend to find ambivalence difficult to deal with because it challenges their beliefs.
This quote from Neil Gaiman helps explain this concept: “Ambivalence is a state of being wherein you simultaneously hold conflicting opinions or ideas about a subject, which makes for interesting conversation. It’s how I feel about all the things that make my head hurt at night."
Source: Split: A Memoir Of Divorce
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