Penny Doucette

“Cheaters only cheat when they are missing something. There is a loss going on and it is up to you to figure out what that is. Their reason might be stupid to you but to them it was more important than you realize. Because cheaters know the risks they are taking. They know cheating is not a casual thing. There is something so intense inside of them to drive them to that point. You might not like what that thing might be, but you must accept it is there and either fill that need or move on. This loss could be anything: attention, someone more attractive, control, dominance, boredom...you name it. You will never heal a relationship unless you accept that there truly is a "why" that the cheater is not willing to share with you.”
― shannon l. alder, The Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Bible

“He took great pleasure in corrupting his beautiful saint,
in clipping her wings so she wouldn’t fly away from him.”
― L. Starla, Undeniably Wrong

“we face the paradox of abundance: Quantity undermines the quality of our engagement. With such a vast and wonderful library spread out before us, we often skim books or read just the reviews. We might already have encountered the Greatest Idea, the insight that would have transformed us had we savored it, taken it to heart, and worked it into our lives.”
― Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Putting Ancient Wisdom to the Test of Modern Science

“Life is not a popularity contest. Be brave, take the hill, but first, answer the question, “What is my hill?”
― Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights