Linden MacIntyre > Quotes

“But once upon a time a weakness was a challenge to be overcome or hidden.Now we deceive ourselves, thinking that our private weaknesses don't matter. We reveal them freely, sometimes unsolicited, hoping that our disclosure of vulnerability will be interpreted as a sign of trust and will warrant kindness, or tolerance at least, in return. So naive we are, our sad belief in sympathy.”
― Linden MacIntyre

“Familiarity is not the same as knowledge. But sometimes it's the best we can hope for. We can only love or hate what the other seems to be.”
― Linden MacIntyre, Why Men Lie

“My friend would say contrition is supposed to lead to changed behaviour. And nothing changes without action, sometimes violent action.”
― Linden MacIntyre, The Bishop's Man

“I used to approach the confessional in dread, knowing it was where my deficiency as a priest would be exposed. My contempt for weakness, loathing of failure, unwillingness to grant easy forgiveness. How long since I have heard a real confession? How long since I have made one?”
― Linden MacIntyre, The Bishop's Man

“When I'd be playing the tables at the casino, obviously I dressed and behaved like a layman. I think that was half the addiction. The thrill of becoming somebody else. It feels so good. We're natural performers, in a way. Always acting in a role of one kind or another.”
― Linden MacIntyre, The Bishop's Man

“one of many threadbare little communities clinging to the hundreds of bays and coves that once had integrity by virtue of their isolation.”
― Linden MacIntyre, The Bishop's Man

“The only real act of contrition is a deed that involves some kind of sacrifice.”
― Linden MacIntyre, The Bishop's Man

“People do bad things for complex reasons. But nobody is bad, essentially. Right? Evil is rare.”
― Linden MacIntyre, The Bishop's Man