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The Housewarming QUOTES

The Housewarming QUOTES

1 " But it seems to me a tragedy both specific and cruel that all the things we might do to lift ourselves out of our lowest moments - a long walk, a carefully prepared meal, a favourite piece of music - are, in those moments, all the things we cannot face, while all the things that will make us feel worse, ,much worse - eating crap, drinking too many glasses of wine, staying in a room that vibrates with haunted silence - seem infinitely enticing. "

― S.E. Lynes , The Housewarming

2 " Gaslighting is when you encourage the belief in something you know to be untrue, to the detriment of someone’s mental health. "

― S.E. Lynes , The Housewarming

3 " Oh for God’s sake,’ I say. ‘I’m so sorry – my eyes are incontinent. "

― S.E. Lynes , The Housewarming

4 " Compassion for myself is necessary if I am to treat myself better. But it seems to me a tragedy both specific and cruel that all the things we might do to lift ourselves out of our lowest moments – a long walk, a carefully prepared meal, a favourite piece of music – are, in those moments, all the things we cannot face, while all the things that will make us feel worse, much worse – eating junk, drinking too many glasses of wine, staying in a room that vibrates with haunted silence – seem infinitely enticing. "

― S.E. Lynes , The Housewarming