I swear, every person I know gets far more satisfaction from doing good deeds than receiving them. Maybe thatโs the whole point in the end, all of us putting up with good deeds, tolerating them as best we can, counting the minutes until we have the opportunity to reciprocate.
Catherine Gilbert MurdockI could not but wonder at the queen's unprecedented civility, until I realized with a flush of shame that it was my own improved behavior that motivated hers. So it is that we in life determine our own treatment.
Catherine Gilbert MurdockSo what if Brian made me feel like fireworks were going off inside me. He could also make me feel like a big fat clod of heartsick dirt. It was like he could take any emotion I had and make it ten times stronger. Which is great when it's happiness but pretty darn awful if it's anything sad.
Catherine Gilbert MurdockShe says you're not truly human until you've had your heart broken and you've broken someone's heart.
Catherine Gilbert MurdockHow could I pretend to be someone else when I was already failing at being the person I already was?
Catherine Gilbert Murdock