glassclown’s most recent Quotables

I guess I have always been
deeply terrified to really be someone's
wife
since I know from life
one cannot love another,
ever, really

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

There’s a big difference between tolerance and respect. Tolerance is you saying something crazy and me smiling and saying ‘that’s nice.’ Respect is when you say something crazy and I say ‘you’re out of your f---ing mind.’ Direct confrontation, direct conversation is real respect.

Constantly apologising and being self-effacing is only cute when it is Hugh Grant in a 90s Britcom. In real life, no one wants the task of constantly reassuring you that you're ok.

other people's opinions are not something you have to fix.

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. …corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.

What doesn’t work is when we take our expectations more seriously than our experience. When you ignore reality, disappointment is generally right around the corner lying in wait for you.

Sometimes people who write hurtful things online are like growling dogs—they're spurred on by some fear inside themselves that has nothing whatsoever to do with you or me!