2. “They had before them the basest of crimes, a crime
made worse than sordid by the fact that they were
dealing with a monster, a man without morals”
- Albert Camus, The Stranger
Michael Lohan beats his girlfriend, but has no
remorse.
3. "They had behind them, to my mind, the terrific
suggestiveness of words heard in dreams, of phrases
spoken in nightmares."
Joseph Conard, Heart of Darkness
Charlie Sheen said several crazy things that were
deemed “ok” by the public, but who twists around a
medical illness?
4. “It's queer how out of touch with truth women are. They live in a
world of their own, and there had never been anything like it,
and never can be.”
-Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
Same goes for men, but some people are so out of touch with
reality, they believe themselves to be in love with celebrities -
most often with never meeting them .
5. “Because my husband would not read my poems,
I wrote one about how I did not love him.
In lines of strict iambic pentameter,
I detailed his coldness, his lack of humor.”
-Diane Lockward, “My Husband Discovers Poetry”
-Kim Kardashian divorced her husband after 72 days, stating
“differences”, likely because he wasn’t feeding into her fame. She
also changed her tune of her feelings in a matter of weeks.
6. “Oh, my beloved, shall you and I
Ever be young again, be young again?”
-Margaret Postgate Cole, “The Veteran”
-Most people after traumatic experiences would give
anything to be young again, especially when in love. But
even in the most ideal case, we will all eventually change
and have to work through it.