Robin Plan

“Things written down can cause a great deal of harm. All too often, people don't consider that.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin

“Excuse this digression. At my age you indulge in these apocalyptic visions. You say, The end of the world is at hand. You lie to yourself - I'm glad I won't be around to see it - when in fact you'd like nothing better, as long as you can watch it through the little secret window, as long as you won't be involved.
But why bother about the end of the world? It's the end of the world every day, for someone. Time rises and rises, and when it reaches the level of your eyes you drown.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin

“Verbal abuse by its very nature undermines and discounts its victim’s perceptions.”
― Patricia Evans, The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond

“It's Paradise, but we can't get out of it. And anything you can't get out of is Hell.”
― Margaret Atwood , The Blind Assassin