They know you’re hurting and it makes them feel powerful. It makes them forget what’s going on with their own lives. Because, honestly, they will all be having a crappy time individually.” “How would you know that?” “Because it’s only hurt people who hurt people.” She stares at him. “Celie, baby, you look around at people who are happy in themselves in their lives—they’re just busy living, having a good time. They don’t set out to be mean to other people. Their energy is going into other things. It doesn’t even occur to them to hurt someone else, or to try to make them feel small. In fact,
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