❛ — ‘tell myself i’m done with wicked games, but then i get so numb with all the laughter that i forget about the PAIN. ❜
❝ sometimes you have to allow yourself to feel the pain even if it’s unbearable. it’s better than being numb to everything. ❞ it was impolite of him to dictate how the woman should feel about her marriage and about the lifestyle of which she led. all he could do was provide advice as an independent third party.
❝ but then again, i am just a bartender. wouldn’t call myself an expert on matters of the heart. ❞