“Why do people lie?' I asked him. 'I don't know,' he said. 'I don't know why we do.' 'Why do you lie to your wife?' 'I don't know.' He shook his head. 'I think maybe it's a weakness, a sign of a need for somethin'. Maybe attention. I don't know. Somethin' more than what I've got. Maybe I'm a prisoner, too.” RelationshipsLiesNeedAberrationsLying To OthersPrisoner Of SelfLying To Oneself Book:Aberrations Source: Aberrations
“I wished I could make him see what I saw. I wished I could make him feel it. But he was slippery and hollow inside. He was too perfect to ever view an imperfection as a gift. He was doomed to live his life looking impeccable while the aberrations, the imperfections, and the oddities of nature grew up around him.” Life LessonsComing Of AgeImperfectionFamily RelationshipsAberrationsFamily Mystery Book:Aberrations Source: Aberrations
“Throughout my life," she said, spreading her arms out as if to say that the wall was her life, "I've set goals, mapped out a course of action, a measurable plan, and then step-by-step, I've accomplished those goals. I accomplish the goal in question and don't concern myself with what thangs look like or how my plan is perceived along the way. Only the end result matters, the culmination of multiple parts, tiny steps I recognized early on as critical.” Life LessonsPlansGoalsSuccess In LifeGoal SettingGoal AchievementAchieving GoalsAchievement And AttitudeAberrations Book:Aberrations Source: Aberrations
“It seemed to me also that, sadly, the urge to cleanse ourselves of what we fear is sin or madness comes from a deeper urge to believe outward appearance has everything to do with what's inside... But nothing ever goes away. Nothing can be washed away.” InspirationalRealityFearReality Of LifeOutsideAberrationsWithin Us Book:Aberrations Source: Aberrations