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41 " This is just what human beings do-turn objects into people, people into objects. Back and forth. "
― Chuck Palahniuk , Haunted
42 " Her mom and dad are both doctors and want her to follow her dream, not turn out the way they have, no matter how much it costs them. "
43 " We love our pain. We love our drama. But we will never, ever admit that. "
44 " Our humanity isn't measured by how we treat other people, our humanity is measured by how we treat animals. "
45 " Committing suicide just seemed to be another aggressive plan to fix her life. "
46 " She'd lived through something the rest of them could never imagine. So much torture and horror that she didn't need to tell people about it. She'd never need drama or joy or pain ever again. "
47 " To my mind, those who can, do. Those who can't, gripe. "
48 " We fight wars. We fight for peace. We fight hunger. We love to fight. We fight and fight and fight, with our guns or mouths or money. And the planet is never one lick better than it was before us. "
49 " If you love something... Set it free." Just don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes "
50 " Cyanide is natural. So is arsenic. "
51 " Anonymity is the new fame. "
52 " Screw the idea of inventing monsters. Here, we just had to look around. Pay attention. "
53 " Your whole life, she says, you're searching for disaster—you're auditioning disasters—so you'll be well rehearsed when the ultimate disaster finally arrives. "
54 " Every job too miserable most times, is nothing compared to just waiting. "
55 " As a mother, you're the world almanac and the encyclopedia and the dictionary and the Bible, all rolled up together. "
56 " By bitching and bitching and bitching, they could exhaust the drama of their own horror stories. Grow bored. Only then could they accept a new story for their lives. Move forward. "
57 " I used to think the secret to a happy ending was to bring down the curtain at the exact right time. A moment after happiness, then everything's all wrong, again. "
58 " Really, there is no wrong. Not in our own minds. Our own reality. You can never set off to do the wrong thing. You can never say the wrong thing. In your own mind, you are always right. Every action you take—what you do or say or how you choose to appear—is automatically right the moment you act. "
59 " Still screaming. As if the stars give a shit. "
60 " Our purest joy comes when people we envy get hurt. That most genuine form of joy. The joy you feel when a limousine turns the wrong way down a one-way street. "