Horror was rooted in sympathy, after all, in understanding what it would be like to suffer the worst.
“Lester by this time was screaming at the top of his lungs about the injustice of it all. “Injustice?” queried the demon sarcastically. “You were never concerned with justice a day in your life except when it was in your favor. Bye.”
― A Short Stay in Hell
― A Short Stay in Hell
“an addict’s brain will “remember” happy fantasies so we can avoid dwelling on real memories—all the shameful things we did to get high, all the shitty ways we hurt good people who loved us.”
― Hidden Pictures
― Hidden Pictures
“But what is a few days of feeling cold compared to a new albatross in the World?”
― Piranesi
― Piranesi
“I no longer awoke in the mornings refreshed; I was tired and told myself that I had one day less to live in this world.”
― A Child Called "It"
― A Child Called "It"
“was certain that you don’t build endurance by pushing yourself beyond your limits.”
― I Who Have Never Known Men
― I Who Have Never Known Men
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