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I waited to be told what was good about me. I wondered later if this was why there were so many more women than men at the ranch.
“Everyone who keeps a secret, itches to tell it.”
― Dark Places
― Dark Places
“I'm here, I said, and it felt shockingly comforting, those words. When I'm panicked, I say them aloud to myself. I'm here. I don't usually feel that I am. I feel like a warm gust of wind could exhale my way and I'd be disappeared forever, not even a sliver of fingernail left behind. On some days, I find this thought calming; on others it chills me.”
― Sharp Objects
― Sharp Objects
“The problem is that people think in black and white. They think they can have the good without the bad. But everything that's good for one person is probably bad for someone else. Life isn't like the Bible says it is. It isn't a choice between good and evil. It's about choosing which evils you can stand.”
― Bonfire
― Bonfire
“How confusing to live in the shadow of a shadow.”
― Sharp Objects
― Sharp Objects
“Thirteen years old, I thought to myself, but I felt a spear of admiration for the girl. When I’d been sad, I hurt myself. Amma hurt other people. When I’d wanted attention, I’d submitted myself to boys: Do what you want; just like me. Amma’s sexual offerings seemed a form of aggression. Long skinny legs and slim wrists and high, babied voice, all aimed like a gun. Do what I want; I might like you.”
― Sharp Objects
― Sharp Objects
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