“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
― 1984
― 1984
“The human mind is not capable of comprehending or containing this world's agony.' Sidney Grice said, 'or we should all go mad.”
― The Mangle Street Murders
― The Mangle Street Murders
“What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?”
― Invisible Man
― Invisible Man
“If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
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