“To forgive is an act of compassion... It's not done because people deserve it. It's done because they need it.”
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“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“You have bewitched me body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. And wish from this day forth never to be parted from you.”
― Pride & Prejudice screenplay
― Pride & Prejudice screenplay
“The problem with needing people to love you despite who you are is that you end up subtly compromising for them and so internalize their prejudice and their rage. Rather than let them reject you, you allow all their nonsense to live inside you. You don't realize it but you agree to feel uncomfortable about this bit of yourself too. Just slightly. Just enough to keep them in your life. You settle for being mildly content with who you are rather than proud or thrilled, and any attempts at love will be thwarted by this refusal to love yourself completely.”
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