"It’s hard to feel hurt or frightened when you’re flooded with pity."

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Source : "What happened when I confronted my cruellest troll" by Lindy West, www.theguardian.com. February 2, 2015.

Lindy West

#Hurt Quotes #Pity Quotes #Frightened Quotes

“Advice to artists: always take the opportunity to shut up.”
“Genealogies are admirable things, provided they do not encourage the curious delusion that some families are older than others.”
“There are no heroes in chess.”
“As you can see marriage is about putting away selfishness and taking on the concept of teamwork.”
“Why does crime happen? Well, you might say that it's because youths don't have jobs. Or you might say that's because the doors of our buildings are not fortified enough. Given some limited funds to spend, you can either create yet another national employment program or you can equip houses with even better cameras, sensors, and locks.”
“A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful.”

Source : Frederick William Robertson (1873). “Sermons Preached at Brighton”, p.403
“I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.”
“Theater is the best. That's where you get the work done. You just really get in there and figure something out about a story or a character or life or the world. That's where magic stuff happens.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

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