“You can't truly hate someone until you've cared about them. Until you've loved them.”
― Like Mandarin
― Like Mandarin
“We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love.”
― The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
― The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
“Isn't it funny. I'm enjoying my hatred so much more than I ever enjoyed love. Love is temperamental. Tiring. It makes demands. Love uses you, changes its mind. But hatred, now, that's something you can use. Sculpt. Wield. It's hard, or soft, however you need it. Love humiliates you, but Hatred cradles you.”
― White Oleander
― White Oleander
“Inside, my soul became so cold I hated everything. I even despised the sun, for I knew I would never be able to play in its warm presence. I cringed with hate whenever I heard other children laughing, as they played outside. My stomach coiled whenever I smelled food that was about to be served to somebody else, knowing it wasn't for me.”
― A Child Called "It"
― A Child Called "It"
“You know a relationship has deteriorated past the point of salvage when one person detests another's gestures.”
― Rich in Love
― Rich in Love
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