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“Don't show off how much you hate a man until you're ready to be his enemy.”

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Book:Jade Legacy

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“No one asks me why I hate, no one uses that word, they call me grumpy, not even angry, but grumpy, six letters, something inconsequential and self-inflicted, something powerless, insignificant, something small in a small person, not something that's about society, or about them, just something that means i'm ruining things for myself, something that's in the way of my potential as an object.”

Hate Patriarchy Objectification Of Women

Book:Girls Against God

Source: Girls Against God

“There’s a quote of Dr. King’s that I use from time to time, which I rephrase: “To be bold, to be creative, to never give up, and never to hate—for hate is too big a burden to bear. I have decided to love.”

Love Hate Persistence

Book:Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation

Source: Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation

“Oh, dear God and baby Jesus in the manger, my eyes!” Dee shrieked. “My eyes!”

Humor Funny

Book:Opal

Source: Opal

“But there is also something inherently shameful in the rescuer-rescued relationship - the humiliation of being reduced to depending on another person for survival - and that shame expresses itself and resentment toward rescuers… Gratitude is what makes you hate someone.”

Hate Gratitude Shame Resentment Rescued Rescuers

Book:People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present

Source: People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present

“If I hate her so much as I sometimes do, how can I love her? Can one really hate and love? Or is it only myself that I really hate?”

Love Hate

Book:The End of the Affair

Source: The End of the Affair

“He didn't bother to threaten me, yet. I hated him for it. I should be worth threatening.”

Hate Threat Worthy Fight

Book:The Song of Achilles

Source: The Song of Achilles

“Curley's like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He's alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he's mad at 'em because he ain't a big guy.”

Hate Envy Inferiority

Book:Of Mice and Men

Source: Of Mice and Men

“The riddle is: How might a war end? Annihilation is one way. Joram’s way. He did this, not you. You dreamed a different way. Akiva, too. You, the pair of you, you had the capacity not to hate. The audacity to love. Do you know what a gift that is?”

Love War Hate

Book:Days of Blood & Starlight

Source: Days of Blood & Starlight

“Sometimes putting your best foot forward is a misstep. Sometimes you are stepping into the feculence of a mongrel. Be careful who you give your best efforts to.”

Love Wisdom Hate Relationships Friendship Work Judgement Efforts

Book:Terra Dark

Source: Terra Dark

“There is a convalescent quality to our friendship nowadays, as we tiptoe gently through the garden where our old hatred lies buried.”

Hate Friendship Secret Hatred Secrets Mistrust

Book:Dying Inside

Source: Dying Inside

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