Lionel Shriver: Attachment

Lionel Shriver is American writer. Explore interesting quotes on attachment.

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“… You can only subject people to anguish who have a conscience. You can only punish people who have hopes to frustrate or attachments to sever; who worry what you think of them. You can really only punish people who are already a little bit good.”

Lionel Shriver book We Need to Talk About Kevin

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“Though surely to avoid attachments for fear of loss is to avoid life.”

Lionel Shriver book We Need to Talk About Kevin

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“People seem to get used to anything, and it is a short step from adaptation to attachment.”

Lionel Shriver book We Need to Talk About Kevin

Source: We Need to Talk About Kevin