“Disrespect also can take the form of idealizing you and putting you on a pedestal as a perfect woman or goddess, perhaps treating you like a piece of fine china. The man who worships you in this way is not seeing you; he is seeing his fantasy, and when you fail to live up to that image he may turn nasty. So there may not be much difference between the man who talks down to you and the one who elevates you; both are displaying a failure to respect you as a real human being and bode ill.” MenWayHumansMayRealFormTurnsDifferencesHuman BeingsPerfectFantasyPiecesFailingSeeingHe ManFineWorshipIllChinaGoddessNastyDisrespectPedestalReal HumanPerfect WomanWorship YouFine China Author:Lundy Bancroft
“And Mocha's berry, from Arabia pure, In small fine china cups, came in at last. Gold cups of filigree, made to secure the hand from burning, underneath them place. Cloves, cinnamon and saffron, too, were boiled Up with the coffee, which, I think, they spoiled.” ThinkingMadeHandsLastsFoodFinePureGoldCookingChinaCoffeeSecureCupsBurningCulinarySpoiledArabiaBerriesCinnamonSaffronMochaFine China Book:DON JUAN Source: DON JUAN
“Reputation is like fine china: Once broken it's very hard to repair.” HardBrokenFineChinaReputationCommunicatorsFine China Author:Abraham Lincoln
“Love is durable. It's like Teflon. ...Trust is like fine china. Secrets destroy trust.” Love IsSecretFineChinaTeflonFine China Author:Iyanla Vanzant