“She smiled darkly and shook her head. 'I'm not crazy. I'm not. Of course what else would a crazy person claim? That's the Kafkaesque genius of it all. If you're not crazy but people have told the world you are, then all your protests to the contrary just underscore their point. Do you see what I'm saying?” PeopleIfsWorldPersonsCoursesCrazyGeniusClaimsContraryProtestCrazy Person Author:Dennis Lehane
“A pretty face had been damaged by acne scars and she wore and extra forty pounds on her frame like a threat. Her eyes were dull with anger disguised as apathy. If she kept on her current path, she'd grow into the type of person who fed her kids Doritos for breakfast and purchased angry bumper stickers with lots of exclamation points. But right now, she was just another in a long line of pissed-off small-town girls with a shitty outlook.” IfsPersonsLongEyeKidsFacesGirlGrowsLinesPathTypeRight NowTownsAngryThreatCurrentsExtrasDullFortyPoundsFedsBreakfastScarApathyHer EyesSmall TownOutlookPissed OffBumperStickerBumper StickerExclamationLong LinesPretty FaceAcneExclamation PointsDoritos Author:Dennis Lehane
“Life isn't happily ever after... It's work. The person you love is rarely worthy of how big your love is. Because no one is worthy of that and maybe no one deserves that burden of it, either. You'll be let down. You'll be disappointed and have your trust broken and have a lot of real sucky days. You lose more than you win. You hate the person you love as much as you love him. But you roll up your sleeves and work - at everything - because that's what growing older is.” PersonsRealBigsHateWinningLosesLove IsGrowingBrokenDeserveBurdenWorthyDisappointedSleevesHappily Ever AfterEver AfterGrowing OlderLet Down Author:Dennis Lehane
“If you are deemed insane, then all actions that would oherwise prove you are not do, in actuality, fall into the framework of an insane person’s actions. Your sound protests constitute denial. Your valid fears are deemed paranoia. Your survival instincts are labeled defense mechanisms. It’s a no-win situation. It’s a death penalty really.” IfsPersonsActionFallWinningSoundSituationProveSurvivalInstinctDefenseInsaneDenialProtestMechanismPenaltiesFrameworkDeath PenaltyParanoiaSurvival InstinctActualityDefense MechanismsInsane Person Author:Dennis Lehane
“Happiness doesn't lie in conspicuous consumption and the relentless amassing of useless crap. Happiness lies in the person sitting beside you and your ability to talk to them. Happiness is clear-headed human interaction and empathy. Happiness is home. And home is not a house-home is a mythological conceit. It is a state of mind. A place of communion and unconditional love. It is where, when you cross its threshold, you finally feel at peace.” FeelsMindHumansPersonsStatesHomeLyingHouseAbilityClearEmpathySittingCrossesUselessUnconditional LoveState Of MindInteractionConsumptionCrapCommunionUnconditionalRelentlessConceitThresholdBeside YouConspicuous Consumption Author:Dennis Lehane
