“140. Spectacle
The Blake-De Angelises started work early and tended to finish late, and in the gaps treated each other with an exaggerated tenderness, as if the slightest applied pressure would blow the whole thing to pieces. Sometimes in the mornings their commutes aligned, briefly, until Natalie changed at Finchley Road. More often Natalie left half an hour to an hour before her husband. She liked to meet early with the pupil with whom she shared a room, Melanie, to get the jump on all the business of the day. In the evenings the couple watched television, or went online to plan future holidays, itself an example of bad faith, for Natalie hated holidays, preferring to work. They only truly came together at weekends, in front of friends, for whom they appeared fresh and vibrant (they were only thirty years old), and full of the old good humour, like a double act who only speak to each other when they are on stage.”
Source: NW
“He left the room silently, and it was not quite clear whether it was the beginning of a row or not. Probably he would decide later, depending on whether there was a practical advantage to be had in discord.”
Source: NW
“Will Melania Trump fire President Trump?”
“A proud heart may suffer from an inferiority complex or low self-esteem, even though these problems may seem incompatible with a heart ruled by pride. However, the insecure-yet-proud don't feel inferior due to moral failures or spiritual inadequacies, but rather because they don't measure up to the things they crave or believe are essential for their well-being.”
Source: The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It
“Test the other person. See how he responds to you when you don't give him what he wants. If you don't see consistent changes in the way he thinks, acts, and interacts with you and others, don't for a minute believe his words or his profuse tears. (Proverbs 26:23-24) Jesus said, "Produce fruit in keeping with repentance." (Matthew 3:8.)”
Source: The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It
“Contrary to what destructive people will say, the most loving thing we can do for them is hold them accountable for their actions. This indeed may cost us sacrifice and suffering. We do this not only for our benefit but with the hope that as we draw a line in the sand and say "no more" they will wake up to their own sinfulness and repent.”
Source: The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It
“Gdziekolwiek spojrzeć, szerzy się zaraza. Ludzie czytają książki, nawet kobiety.”
Source: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
“Kobiety bronią się, atakując, a atakują, ustępując nagle w najmniej spodziewanym momencie.”
Source: The Picture Of Dorian Gray
“What really got me thinking about illustrating children's books was I discovered Hugh Thompson's illustrations for The Vicar of Wakefield in my mother's library and I looked at it and said, 'That's what I'm going to do.”
Source: The Private World of Tasha Tudor
“Świat będzie lepszy, gdy kobiety przejmą władzę. Mam nadzieje, że darują nam krwawą zemstę.”
Source: Życie to jednak strata jest