“I always say the truth is best even when we find it unpleasant. Any rat in a sewer can lie. It's how rats are. It's what makes them rats. But a human doesn't run and hide in dark places, because he's something more. Lying is the most personal act of cowardice there is.”
― The House of the Scorpion
― The House of the Scorpion
“Emotional abuse is just as bad as physical abuse. Worse! You can heal broken bones; you can't heal a broken mind.”
― Bleeding Violet
― Bleeding Violet
“I know one thing about men," Bunny says with finality, leaving the room to check on A. "They never die when you want them to.”
― Split: A Memoir of Divorce
― Split: A Memoir of Divorce
“One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.”
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“What irritated me most in that entire situation was the fact that I
wasn’t feeling humiliated, or annoyed, or even fooled. Betrayal was
what I felt, my heart broken not just by a guy I was in love with, but
also by, as I once believed, a true friend.”
― The Unchosen Life
wasn’t feeling humiliated, or annoyed, or even fooled. Betrayal was
what I felt, my heart broken not just by a guy I was in love with, but
also by, as I once believed, a true friend.”
― The Unchosen Life
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