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“Character is fate. Remember that, for later. Remember the kid, too. And I don’t just mean the kid in me, but the kid in you. “I know telling you to love yourself is a big ask,” Mariana used to say. “But learning to love, or, at least, have compassion for, the child you once were, is a big step in the right direction.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Fury

“That’s why, these days, I repeatedly force myself to return to my own experience: not are they enjoying themselves? But am I? Not do they like me? But do I like them?”
― Alex Michaelides, The Fury

“Now, I know only this for sure--the first half of life is pure selfishness; the second half, all grief.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Fury

“It doesn’t take much to save a childhood.” A little kindness, some understanding or validation: someone to recognize and acknowledge a child’s reality—and save his sanity.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Maidens