“It is not other people who inflict the worst disappointments, but the shock between reality and the extravagance of our imagination.”
“The worst harm is what we inflict upon ourselves,Yet we point fingers and blame others.”
“Our disappointment sits between us.”
“She couldn't imagine why there was such a difference between those children and her. She couldn't imagine why she and all these other people with her had to be treated this way. Who decided this, and what for?”
“Things seemed to go back and forth between reality and imagination--except that it was all reality.”
“d rather have people think people I'm stupid and shock them than have people think I'm smart and disappoint them.”