For some of us a quote becomes a mantra, a goal or a More via texts, memes and sound bytes, short but profound quotes from books have become Memorable and interesting quotes from great books. by Emilie Autumn About BookQuotersīookQuoters is a community of passionate readers who enjoy sharing the most meaningful, ― Rob Sheffield, quote from Love Is a Mix Tape That world was all gone, and now I was a supplicant, dependent on the mercy of other people's psychic hearts.” I found myself forced to let go of all sorts of independence I thought I had, independence I had spent years trying to cultivate. How do you pretend you don't know about it, after you see it? How do you go back to acting like you don't need it? How do you even the score and walk off a free man? You can't. We are kind people in an unkind world, to paraphrase Wallace Stevens. We know the universe is out to burn us, and it gets us all the way it got Renee, but we don't burn each other, not always. We don't live in a kind or generous world, yet we are kind and generous. Accepting all that kindness, though, made me feel stupid. If anything, it flattered my intelligence. It made me mad, but it didn't make me feel stupid. I had no trouble comprehending why the phone company wanted to screw me over they just wanted to steal some money, it was nothing personal. Kindness is a scarier force than cruelty, that's for sure. “I was helpless in trying to return people's kindness, but also helpless to resist it.
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