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Christopher Zenos
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Autumn in Carthage
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published
2014
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3 editions
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“The vicious demand for happiness, regardless of circumstance, is not what one expects from one's own. Life is hard enough. Requiring a loved one to always be happy-happy-joy in the face of that strain, that cruelty, is not love. It is unforgivable narcissism." She smiled sourly. "The greastest gift you could give someone is space to be sad. Or tired. The failure to understand that simple fact may be why your generation doesn't seem able to form lasting bonds. You all seem to be in it for what the other person can give you, here and now—resources, time, transient euphoria. Not for what you can be together. Over the decades."
–Christopher Zenos
Autumn in Carthage”
― Autumn in Carthage
–Christopher Zenos
Autumn in Carthage”
― Autumn in Carthage
“The vicious demand for happiness, regardless of circumstance, is not what one expects from one’s own. Life is hard enough. Requiring a loved one to always be happy-happy-joy in the face of that strain, that cruelty, is not love. It is unforgivable narcissism.” She smiled sourly. “The greatest gift you could give someone is space to be sad. Or tired. The failure to understand that simple fact may be why your generation doesn’t seem able to form lasting bonds. You all seem to be in it for what the other person can give you, here and now—resources, time, transient euphoria. Not for what you can be together. Over the decades.”
― Autumn in Carthage
― Autumn in Carthage
“Love is never enough,” I finished. “And sometimes it’s the problem.” I’d grown tired of paying homage to the cult of parenthood, having seen too many emotionally immature people have children for their own deep-seated needs. Sucking up the affection and trust as validation for their unfulfilled lives. That’s what “love” meant, in far too many instances. And I’d seen it act like a slow poison, killing otherwise promising futures.”
― Autumn in Carthage
― Autumn in Carthage
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