Self Conflict Quotes

“Whenever you can’t balance what you see with what you believe you have conflict.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Of all the heartache I will ever know, only some of it will be real. The rest, I will create.”
― Crystal Woods, Write like no one is reading 2

“First of all, I have no claim to Sam, nor do I want one. Second, you know that the greatest trick the patriarchy ever pulled was pitting women against each other."
I meant every word. At the same time, it did give me a funny feeling, learning more about Sam. I didn't know why. Maybe it just felt strange, having to acknowledge that he was a real person with a past and a present and a life beyond the little snippets I observed and pretended I could draw conclusions about.
It was the way I'd felt when I saw him hug Barbara at the party. It had been so clear in that moment, that these people all had relationships with each other, inside jokes and histories and real feelings. And if I normally felt like a fish out of water at most parties, suddenly I felt like the biggest bottom dweller who shriveled from any exposure to daylight. Sam looked like he gave great hugs, and I'd wanted one so bad.
Disgusting.”
― Alicia Thompson, Love in the Time of Serial Killers