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“Human beings don’t deal well with rejection. Back when our ancestors were hunters and gatherers, being ostracized from a tribe was akin to a death sentence. For that reason, rejection is experienced by human beings as being incredibly painful. Studies using functional MRI have shown the same areas of the brain become activated both during rejection and during real physical pain.”
― Freida McFadden, Never Lie

“My mother always says the only way two people can keep a secret,” she says, “is if one of them is dead.”
― Freida McFadden, Never Lie

“How are you? The three most useless words in the universe of communication. Nobody who asks that question wants to know the answer. And nobody who answers ever tells the truth. “I’m fine, Paige.”
― Freida McFadden, Never Lie

“You know things are seriously bad when even ice cream doesn’t help.”
― Freida McFadden, The Teacher