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41 " Empathetic silence is one of the most underused weapons in the world. "
― Gillian Flynn , The Grownup
42 " People are dumb. I’ll never get over how dumb people are. "
43 " I wish I'd be murdered...Then I'd never have to worry again. When you die, you become perfect. I'd be like Princess Diana. Everyone loves her now. "
44 " I mean, if I were a guy, looking to pay a girl to wankme off, I wouldn’t walk in the room and say, “My God, I smell hints of fresh strudel and nutmeg…quick, grab my dick! "
45 " Aren’t the trunks stupid?” she whispered. “He says it gives the place a little authenticity. He didn’t like the renovation.” So the house had been a compromise: The husband wanted vintage, Susan wanted new, so they thought this outside/inside split might settle things. But the Burkes ended up more resentful than satisfied. Millions of dollars later, and neither of them were happy. Money is wasted on the rich. "
46 " People want passion. People want a sense of purpose. And when they get those things, then they come back to you because you predicted their future, and it was good. "
47 " The Woman in White. "
48 " How do you keep a thousand books in one room and then call the room a den? "
49 " An angry stepson and a husband who was always away, no wonder she let her mind go to dark places. "
50 " Manipulating the manipulatable? "