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“It isn't enough that the bad guy is prevented from doing his bad deeds; he must suffer as much as possible. It is as if the existence of evil - or something that can be designated as evil - provides a safe haven for the good to engage in evil. It's a safe space to indulge in inflicting harm, to experience the sublime of suffering.”
― Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight
― Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight
“In the shock of his loss, Tony Hastings knew the importance of remaining civilized, with a bomb behind his eyeballs that would blow up if he was not careful. The way was to defuse it with delicate ritual operations. The importance of remembering who we was, Tony Hastings, professor, resident of, son of, father of. Reciting his name as he walked along the road in the dark. Organizing words, constituting thought. Shaving carefully around his mustache. Preparing for what would be given him to feel.”
― Tony and Susan
― Tony and Susan
“Other people had something I lacked something denied me. In my mental blindness, I had believed it was somehow connected with the ability to read and write, and I was sure that if I could get those skills I would have intelligence too.
Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men.
A child may not know how to feed itself, or what to eat, yet it knows hunger.”
― Flowers for Algernon
Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men.
A child may not know how to feed itself, or what to eat, yet it knows hunger.”
― Flowers for Algernon
“You demand your independance, but the complain that I actually love you enough to give it to you. -Papa”
― The Shack
― The Shack
“Just because something is understandable doesn't mean it's the right thing to do”
― After I Do
― After I Do
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