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“In order to escape accountability for his crimes, the perpetrator does everything in his power to promote forgetting. If secrecy fails, the perpetrator attacks the credibility of his victim. If he cannot silence her absolutely, he tries to make sure no one listens.”
― Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
― Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
“Whats ironic,” he adds, shaking his head, “is that everyone’s so busy trying not to look like they’re looking at you that they’re really not looking at you.”
Wait. So what you’re saying…” I pause. “What you’re saying is…people aren’t really looking at me?”
― Fat Kid Rules the World
Wait. So what you’re saying…” I pause. “What you’re saying is…people aren’t really looking at me?”
― Fat Kid Rules the World
“. . . but there's a restraining order in place.' She speaks slowly, choosing her words carefully. 'I'm not supposed to be this close to you.'
You were never supposed to be this close to me,' I say, and I have no idea why.”
― Boy Toy
You were never supposed to be this close to me,' I say, and I have no idea why.”
― Boy Toy
“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.”
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“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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