“It is only when you don't communicate boundaries, that grudges are used out of the resentment that needs to be relieved.”—Michelle Elman, The Joy of Being Selfish. Highlighted
“I am actually grateful when someone tells me directly that I have crossed their boundaries rather than sitting in resentment and releasing it in passive-aggressive comments.”—Michelle Elman, The Joy of Being Selfish. Highlighted
“Another association with the word "selfish" is that a selfish person thinks the whole world revolves around them - but actually, that's just an insecure person. An insecure person assumes your silence is because you are annoyed at them, or interrupts a conversation to only talk about themselves.”—Michelle Elman, The Joy of Being Selfish. Highlighted
“The best thing is, the more you get used to saying no, the less you have to cancel.”—Michelle Elman, The Joy of Being Selfish. Highlighted
“That’s the way it is: wars always kill the sons, never the fathers who took the decisions.”—Sophie Divry, The Library of Unrequited Love. Highlighted
“The lesson of history is that ignorance and superstition are things that can rise up, inside almost anyone, at any moment. And what starts as a doubt in a mind can swiftly become an act in the world.”—Matt Haig, How to Stop Time. Highlighted
“My first thought should be How kind, but instead I think, How dare you.”—Hazel Hayes, Better by Far. Highlighted