“What was seen can never be unseen, and I will never forget it, nor will I forgive it.”
Elliot Rodger (1991–2014) American spree killer
My Twisted World (2014), Thoughts at 18, Forgiveness
“Modesty is invisibility… Never forget it. To be seen—to be—is to be… penetrated. What you must be girls, is impenetrable.”
— Margaret Atwood, book The Handmaid's Tale
Source: The Handmaid's Tale
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