“Neither revenge nor forgiveness change what happened. They’re sideshows, of which forgiveness is the less attractive because it represents a collaboration with one’s persecutors.” – Edward St. Aubyn, Some Hope
Let me help you keep me down
October 7th, 2012 · 3 Comments
Tags: Lit & Crit · Politics & Law
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1 Averil Dean // Oct 7, 2012 at 7:05 pm
Revenge is a collaboration too, sometimes.
2 Tetman Callis // Oct 8, 2012 at 6:02 am
with the recipient?
3 Averil Dean // Oct 8, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Yes. Some people get off on the fight. You retaliate, they strike back, it gets them going, gives them something to be passionate about if they can’t find passion elsewhere.
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