“Humiliation, by the way, is a truly terrible emotion. It's at the bottom of the pile.”
“When you decide to hit rock bottom, humiliation is part of the deal.”
“He held his hands tightly together and cursed his daughter for bringing the terrible world, with its humiliation and longing, back to his door.”
“The silence was terrible then, as tense as a bridge about to break, a tower to fall; unedurable in its emotion, its truth bursting to be spoken.”
“But so like Hollywood people, who played at the emotions they truly felt. Or maybe the emotions they truly felt could only be expressed in play?”
“The truly terrible thing is that everybody has their reasons.”