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Cat's Eye
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I’m not afraid of seeing Cordelia. I’m afraid of being Cordelia.
This is perhaps the most potent feeling that comes with being victimized by a loved one when you're young. You grow up fearing that one day what they did to you will harden you, make you coarse and rough and cruel. You stay vigilant and watch yourself, waiting for the change... Praying that it never comes.
“...I learned that we can't heal the story by changing the plot, pretending the awful stuff didn't happen. Tragedy just breaks out somewhere else along the line. The story won't heal until the players do.”
― A Council of Dolls
― A Council of Dolls
“Survival is never a waste... Remember what you told me one time, how you felt your main job some years was to stay alive? Well, you did your job, you made it through. Not everyone does. It takes fortitude.”
― A Council of Dolls
― A Council of Dolls
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