“Feelings can have a life of their own and you have very little direct control over them, except perhaps to make them worse.”
“If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.”
“The more control you have over your life, the more responsible you feel for your own success - or failure.”
“Let them see that you trust them & let them solve their own problems, make their own decisions.Do that & they will commit their lives to you. Bully the, control them out of fear or malice or just for your own convenience, & after a while you'll have to spend all your time thinking for them, controlling them, & stifling their resentment.”
“Fear again. If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.”
“Your feelings and thoughts are your own and fuck them if they think they can control them.”