“أشعر بالخجل الشديد لأن أنظر إلى عين أحد. هكذا يكون حالك حين تشعر بالإنكسار داخل نفسك. أنت لا تشعر بالغضب حيال هؤلاء الذين قهروك. انت تشعر بالخزي فحسب. لقد ذقت شعور الخزي هذا منذ الطفولة; حين كانت تطرني عائلة من بيتها، وتعيدني إلى الملجأ.”
― My Story
― My Story
“عرف أنه لن يسمح مطلقًا للوقت بأن يؤجل قراراته. فالوقت هو حليف الخنوع والجبن.”
― عرس الشاعر
― عرس الشاعر
“Most of us knew in our bones that things with the world weren’t right, long before it became a crisis.”
― In Our Bones
― In Our Bones
“I've known a lot of whores in my life," added Gore, [...]. "Both men and women. And in general, I've always found them to be good company, with a highly evolved sense of honor. A whore will never cheat you, they have too much integrity for that. But you, Mr. Swift, you give the profession a bad name.”
― A Ladder to the Sky
― A Ladder to the Sky
“For a whore, if you must be one, must surely benefit more if of the male line. A female thus titled would be shamed, thrown out of her home, and stoned in the courtyard,”
― Of Captivity & Kings
― Of Captivity & Kings
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