Shakespeare's Counselor Quotes

“When I went home…I promised myself, I would take a cool shower and I would read. After a day spent dealing with others, television was just one more batch of voices to listen to; I’d rather have a book in my hands than the remote control.”
― Charlaine Harris, Shakespeare's Counselor

“No one expected to be safe until this century, if you read a little history. Think of the thousands of years before- years with no law, when the sword ruled. No widespread system of justice; no immunizations against disease. The local lord free to kill the husbands, husbands free to rape and kill their wives. Childbirth often fatal. No antibiotics. It's only here and now that women are raised believing they'll be safe. And it serves us false. It's not true. It dulls our sense of fear, which saves our lives.”
― Charlaine Harris, Shakespeare's Counselor

“Probably these children were not demonic. Possibly they were quite typical. But collectively, they were hell.”
― Charlaine Harris, Shakespeare's Counselor

“I had lived too close to the edge of despair and mental illness not to recognize it in others,”
― Charlaine Harris, Shakespeare's Counselor

“No one expected to be safe until this century, if you read a little history. Think of the thousands of years before—years with no law, when the sword ruled. No widespread system of justice; no immunizations against disease. The local lord free to kill the husbands, husbands free to rape and kill their wives. Childbirth often fatal. No antibiotics. It’s only here and now that women are raised believing they’ll be safe. And it serves us false. It’s not true. It dulls our sense of fear, which is what saves our lives.” Jack looked stunned. “Why have you never told me you feel this way?” “We’ve just never gotten around to talking about it.” “How can you even share a bed with me, if you hate men that much?” “I don’t hate men, Jack.” Just some of them. I despise the rest. “I just don’t believe—no, let me turn that around. I do believe that women should be more self-sufficient and cautious.” That was probably the mildest way I could put it.”
― Charlaine Harris, Shakespeare's Counselor

“The point is, that doesn’t make any difference.” I looked Tamsin straight in the eyes. “No matter how much sympathy I have for you, it won’t heal you faster or slower. You’re not a victim of cosmic proportions. There are millions of us. That doesn’t make your personal struggle less. That just increases your knowledge of pain in this world.”
― Charlaine Harris, Shakespeare's Counselor

“No matter how much sympathy I have for you, it won’t heal you faster or slower. You’re not a victim of cosmic proportions. There are millions of us. That doesn’t make your personal struggle less. That just increases your”
― Charlaine Harris, Shakespeare's Counselor

“You have to live well to defeat whoever’s doing this to you,” I said. “You can’t let them win.”
― Charlaine Harris, Shakespeare's Counselor