“What our intuition tells us a manipulator is really like challenges everything we’ve been taught to believe about human nature. We’ve been inundated with a psychology that has us viewing people with problems, at least to some degree, as afraid, insecure or “hung-up.” So, while our gut tells us we’re dealing with a ruthless conniver, our head tells us they must be really frightened, wounded, or self-doubting “underneath.” What’s more, most of us generally hate to think of ourselves as callous and insensitive people. We hesitate to make harsh or negative judgments about others. We want to give them the benefit of the doubt and believe they don’t really harbor the malevolent intentions we suspect. We’re more apt to doubt and blame ourselves for daring to believe what our gut tells us about our manipulator’s character.”
― In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People
― In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People
“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“You can't escape it, no matter how you struggle. No matter where you go, the past will follow you. No matter how hard you try to forget, no matter if you die and let it all disappear, the past will always be right behind you, chasing you down. Chasing, chasing, chasing, chasing... Do you know why? Because it's lonely. The past, memories, and outcomes are all very lonely things. They want a companion.”
― Durarara!!, Vol. 3
― Durarara!!, Vol. 3
“For the sake of a happy ending, I'd sell everyone in the world to the devil without a second thought.”
― バッカーノ!2001 The Children Of Bottle
― バッカーノ!2001 The Children Of Bottle
“The dead don't smile anymore. They don't feel joy or anger either. That's what dying means. If there are ghosts in the world... well, you can't say they're really dead, as far as I'm concerned. Anyway, I think it's important to respect the dead - but they don't really interest me.”
― バッカーノ!2001 The Children Of Bottle
― バッカーノ!2001 The Children Of Bottle
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