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“I don't like fighting,' he said. 'It makes me hurt inside. Like I'm a kid again. In the cupboard, in the dark. If the grown-ups are fighting, it must be my fault. That's why I don't do rows.' He blinked hard, to keep the tears at bay. She was the only person in the world who could make him feel so exposed. It din't always feel like a good thing. 'Carol, I'm going home tomorrow. I can't manage without you. Not in any sense. So can we stop this no? I can't do it.”
― Beneath the Bleeding
― Beneath the Bleeding
“I would argue there is no more virtue in a beautiful performance than in a beautiful chair that has been made by hand. They are both there to create a feeling, not in the creator, but in the receiver.”
― I Love the Bones of You: My Father And The Making Of Me
― I Love the Bones of You: My Father And The Making Of Me
“Asking “why” only makes us feel hopeless. Asking “how” points the way forward, and shows us what we must do.”
― A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
― A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
“It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."
[I saw hate in a graveyard -- Stephen Fry, The Guardian, 5 June 2005]”
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[I saw hate in a graveyard -- Stephen Fry, The Guardian, 5 June 2005]”
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