The Perishing Quotes

“Not mercy. Respect, she says. Compassion, she says. Mercy assumes you have power. Something you can decide to give or not. Compassion is kind anyway.”
― Natasha Deon

“Money is power and only fear is greater than that.”
― Natasha Deon

“The mayor says "we all want to do what's best for hardworking Americans." I write it down and think it must be beautiful to be an American who believes that every good thing that happens to him and is denied to others happens because of his hard work and good morals.”
― Natasha Deon

“We live in a time where people think their personal opinions about facts are equal to facts.”
― Natasha Deon

“It's submission. A lot of people have a problem submitting to authority. They only trust themselves.....And they sound convincing because they've convinced themselves.....We're repeating mistakes we should have finished making a century ago.”
― Natasha Deon

“(about writing a eulogy) I want to be able to honor people, sincerely. Be present in love and respect and kindness....Mr Lawrence once told me we should honor people for who they believe they are (or were). Or who they wanted to be for others. Honor them for how, in their moments of blissful denial, they thought other people saw them. "If you choose to do it, it's not about you honoring your own beliefs or feelings...”
― Natasha Deon

“Human," she says. "Fighters," she says. "And our survival depends on our collective abilities, not our individual might. That's what it means to be human.”
― Natasha Deon