“People who do that sort of thing may reap what they sow, but they also destroy the harvest of those who are around them.”
― The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
― The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
“It’s a highly deceptive world, one that constantly asks you to comment but doesn’t really care what you have to say.”
― Two Boys Kissing
― Two Boys Kissing
“People have to share everything they do these days, from meals, to nights out, to selfies of themselves half naked in a mirror
The borders between public and private are dissolving”
― Girl, Woman, Other
The borders between public and private are dissolving”
― Girl, Woman, Other
“He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.”
― Shooting an Elephant
― Shooting an Elephant
“Playing the victim role: Manipulator portrays him- or herself as a victim of circumstance or of someone else's behavior in order to gain pity, sympathy or evoke compassion and thereby get something from another. Caring and conscientious people cannot stand to see anyone suffering and the manipulator often finds it easy to play on sympathy to get cooperation.”
― In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing With Manipulative People
― In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing With Manipulative People
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