“He didn’t believe that, surely.” “Of course not! But he had to pretend he did, as otherwise he would have had no choice but to be insulted. And since there would be nothing he could do about that, being insulted would only lead to humiliation. And since he didn’t want that, the simplest path to follow was to believe what I said.”
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“I agree," Mona said. As if she had any choice.”
“The initial trauma of a young child may go underground but it will return to haunt us.”
“Offer kindness at every turn; it may be the quiet light someone has been longing for.”