Quote by Cheryl Strayed

“is an account, in other words, of how a problematic valorization of powerlessness as “good” can easily emerge from the same situation of “withheld…

— Sianne Ngai

“in the course of my observation, these disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory sometimes, but they…

— Benjamin Franklin

“Entitlement closes in upon itself in a kind of narcissistic bubble, distorting anything and everything in such a way as to reinforce itself.”

— Mark Manson

“Treating people well, not in the hopes that they’ll change, because sometimes people never change, keeps our hearts and minds free from the ugliness.”

— Kim Holden

“Deceit dispels the boredom of the Absolute.”

— Dejan Stojanovic

“Treating people badly in reaction to how they treat us plays into the ugliness in the world and perpetuates it.”

— Kim Holden

“Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion and somethings an indirect boast.”

— Jane Austen

“True debauchery is liberating because it creates no obligations.”

— Albert Camus

“Vanity and superficiality, placed deliberately on display, can be a burden; take this nonsense overboard.”

— sir kristian goldmund aumann

“impose certain foods, or amounts of food, or feeding schedules. Whenever you impose rigid expectations, feeding will be distorted.”

— Ellyn Satter

“Anyone who finds himself incapable of grasping the complexities of a work hides his withdrawal behind the most superficial pretext because he has not…

— Julio Cortázar

“People are good at hiding the ugly parts of their lives.”

— Julie Cross