Hamster wheel Quote by Lauren Beukes Download Open image ““We do this to ourselves. Society is a poisonous hamster wheel.”” — Lauren Beukes ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Hamster wheel
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“Being her friend was like going to a tropical island for a little fun in the sun, only to be kidnapped by terrorists.” — Lauren Beukes Copy Share Image
“Fear festers in the imagination. It’s not fear’s fault. That’s just the way it’s made. Nightmares breed. Allies become enemies. Subversives are everywhere. Paranoia… — Lauren Beukes Copy Share Image
There are patterns because we try to find them. A desperate attempt at order because we can't face the terror that it might all… — Lauren Beukes Copy Share Image
Shakespeare would have it wrong these days. It's not the world that's the stage - it's social media, where you're trying to put on… — Lauren Beukes Copy Share Image
So are you an inmate or a rubbernecker?" she asks. "Rubbernecker," I answer without hesitation. "You?" "I'm a screw. Or on staff, anyway. Used… — Lauren Beukes Copy Share Image
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People don't want novelty - they want the reassurance of familiarity. No-one wants to be challenged, no-one wants to have their minds blown. There… — Lauren Beukes Copy Share Image
“You can bury your radical magazines and tear up your sexually perverse sketches and burn your sheets. But how do you erase who you… — Lauren Beukes Copy Share Image
“That's what I thought" he said. "It doesn't change anything, Zinzi". He moved to kiss me, but as I tilted my head up, he… — Lauren Beukes Copy Share Image
“You have to do the cutting yourself, to let out the pain inside. Getting someone else to slice you up is cheating.” — Lauren Beukes Copy Share Image
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“Here is the sweet paradox in how God works. He blesses those who admit that they need help: The poor in spirit are blessed… — David A. Powlison Copy Share Image
“Plan B” is nonsense. Successful people come up with plans A, B, C, D . . . all the way to Z. That’s how… — Amber Hurdle Copy Share Image
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It's for the hamster that I'm gonna buy! This is so perfect! (after opening a hamster wheel at Christmas) — Gerard Way Copy Share Image
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