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“Being a good person is a very important part of my identity, but being a genuinely good person is time-consuming and complicated.”
― Hyperbole and a Half
― Hyperbole and a Half
“I had always viewed feelings as a weakness—annoying obstacles on my quest for total power over myself.”
― Hyperbole and a Half
― Hyperbole and a Half
“It's not enough to be nice in life. You've got to have nerve.”
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“But trying to use willpower to overcome the apathetic sort of sadness that accompanies depression is like a person with no arms trying to punch themselves until their hands grow back. A fundamental component of the plan is missing and it isn’t going to work.”
― Hyperbole and a Half
― Hyperbole and a Half
“Fear and shame are the backbone of my self-control. They are my source of inspiration, my insurance against becoming entirely unacceptable. They help me do the right thing. And I am terrified of what I would be without them. Because I suspect that, left to my own devices, I would completely lose control of my life. I'm still hoping that perhaps someday I'll learn how to use willpower like a real person, but until that very unlikely day, I will confidently battle toward adequacy, wielding my crude skill set of fear and shame.”
― Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
― Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
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