“Isn’t there something I can talk about that won’t remind you that you wish you were dead?’ I asked.
‘No,’ she said.”
― They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
‘No,’ she said.”
― They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
“Narcissists are blamers, they are not capable of taking responsibility. At first you
know it is not your fault, over time you get exhausted from trying to explain your
innocence and you surrender to the lies, just to keep the peace.”
―
know it is not your fault, over time you get exhausted from trying to explain your
innocence and you surrender to the lies, just to keep the peace.”
―
“Yet the people who broke me were not to be blamed any more than gravity can be blamed for breaking the vase. We can't blame the laws of physics when a twig snaps because we leaned on it for support. The twig was never created to carry us.”
― Reclaim Your Heart: Personal Insights on Breaking Free from Life's Shackles
― Reclaim Your Heart: Personal Insights on Breaking Free from Life's Shackles
“I want to be alone," he told him.
"I understand," Willem said. "We'll be alone together.”
― A Little Life
"I understand," Willem said. "We'll be alone together.”
― A Little Life
“People who are really poor, can't afford to do crime, because they don't have means and resources to commit one. They might have a reason to do it, but wont have strength, capacity, materials or resources to commit one. It is people who are well off who are doing most crimes, because they can afford to.”
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