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Self-pity is a sin. It is a form of living suicide.

Self-pity is a sin. It is a form of living suicide.

Charles J. Shields
Suicide, Self, Sin
Charles J. Shields (2016). “Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee: From Scout to Go Set a Watchman”, p.193, Henry Holt and Company

The great purpose in life is to take your destiny out of the hands of others.

Charles J. Shields
Destiny, Hands, Purpose

She just wanted to be comfortable in her own skin...But she would not stop to seek others' approval. The notion that she should never seemed to enter her head. Her right to live as she pleased was not up for negotiation, even if it ran against the grain of the milieu at Huntingdon.

Charles J. Shields
Skins, Approval, Negotiation

There is more to be pondered in the grain and texture of life than traditional fiction allows. The work of essayists is vital precisely because it permits and encourages self-knowledge in a way that is less indirect than fiction, more open and speculative.

Charles J. Shields
Self, Fiction, Texture

Engaging and well paced, the book fills in the reality behind Vonnegut's work

Charles J. Shields
Book, Reality, Wells

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