Sharp Objects

by Gillian Flynn

The problem started long before that, of course. Problems always start long before you really, really see them.

“Ah, well, being conflicted means you can live a shallow life without copping to being a shallow person.”

I would never steer a fellow sufferer from the relief of a blackout. Sometimes that’s the most logical route. I’ve always believed clear-eyed sobriety was for the harder hearted.