often when I thought I joked, I told the truth, afraid to speak it except in jest. Lucy Freeman More Quotes by Lucy Freeman More Quotes From Lucy Freeman When one must sit with the snobs, one belongs with the frightened. Lucy Freeman frightened snob arrogance Suicide is part murder, revenge on those who hurt you, just as murder is part suicide, for a murderer knows he risks losing his life. Lucy Freeman revenge suicide hurt Flippancy may be a lance tilted in the face of fear. Lucy Freeman faces may Life for the unhappy is an endless search for 'the good parent,' one who will truly love him instead of making him afraid. Lucy Freeman unhappiness parent unhappy Understanding why is never enough. Lucy Freeman understanding-why understanding enough each generation devises better ways to survive. Civilization may, in one sense, be a tribute to the ingeniousness of some children in outwitting parents. Lucy Freeman parent civilization children Reason finds it difficult to take root in the arid soil of wrath. Lucy Freeman wrath anger roots The outer prisons are made by the community to contain those who have dared break its laws. The inner prisons each man makes for himself because of what he feels are his transgressions. Lucy Freeman community law men Murder is the apex of megalomania, the ultimate in control. Lucy Freeman megalomania ultimate murder Usually the things you dislike in a person are his defenses against fear. Lucy Freeman defense persons fear Anxiety was comfortable to me because it was familiar. If none existed, unconsciously I stirred it up to destroy the unfamiliarity of calm. Lucy Freeman calm anxiety familiar The devil-ache of loneliness seldom deserts the bones of the angry. Lucy Freeman devil anger loneliness ... the unnatural ways we substitute for the natural prove not enough and soon there must be more and more unnaturalness, more and more violence. Lucy Freeman violence enough way
