Kerry

“I suppose it’s no surprise that we feel the need to dehumanize the people we hurt—before, during, or after the hurting occurs. But it always comes as a surprise. In psychology it’s known as cognitive dissonance. It’s the idea that it feels stressful and painful for us to hold two contradictory ideas at the same time (like the idea that we’re kind people and the idea that we’ve just destroyed someone). And so to ease the pain we create illusory ways to justify our contradictory behavior.”
― Jon Ronson, So You've Been Publicly Shamed

“The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche.”
― Jon Ronson, So You've Been Publicly Shamed

“A woman not only takes her identity and individuality for granted, but knows instinctively that the only wrong is to hurt others, and that the meaning of life is love.”
― Valerie Solanas, SCUM Manifesto

“My duty is to fill my time on earth with as much life as possible, to become a little more human every day, and to understand that we only become human when we love.”
― Nando Parrado, Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home