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“The opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference.”
― The Beloved Ego: Foundations of the New Study of the Psyche
― The Beloved Ego: Foundations of the New Study of the Psyche
“Lies and half-truths hurt not only the liar, but the people they love most.”
― The Sweet Gum Tree
― The Sweet Gum Tree
“Vanity's a debilitating affliction. You’re so absorbed in yourself it’s impossible to love anyone other than oneself, leaving you weak without realization of it. It’s quite sad. You’ve no idea what you’re missing either. You will never know real love and your life will pas you by.”
― Vain
― Vain
“You can’t turn love on and off like a light switch, no matter how hard you try. All you can do is wall it off, one brick at a time, until you’ve created an impenetrable fortress around your emotions. And once that fortress is built, you camouflage it so well that even you can’t see it anymore.”
― The Sweet Gum Tree
― The Sweet Gum Tree
“Fear, Sadness. They're not weaknesses. They are overpowering, defining emotions. They make you human, Sophie.”
― Vain
― Vain
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