. . . a rebel without a cause, an agitator without a slogan, a revolutionary without a program: in other words, his rebelliousness is aimed to achieve goals satisfactory to himself alone; he is incapable of exertions for the sake of others. All his efforts, hidden under no matter what disguise, represent investments designed to satisfy his immediate wishes and desires . . . The psychopath, like the child, cannot delay the pleasures of gratification; and this trait is one of his underlying, universal characteristics. --Robert Lindner
Rebel Without a Cause

One heart is not connected to another through harmony alone. They are, instead, linked deeply through their wounds. Pain linked to pain, fragility to fragility. There is no silence without a cry of grief, no forgiveness without bloodshed, no acceptance without a passage through acute loss. --Haruki Murakami
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Yea. I'd venture that Aaron was raised by a psychopath. But really. I don't even know anymore. Not just what to think, but how. Let alone do. Which isn't up to me, anyway. I'm not much else at this point but altogether tired of having the shit shaken out of me. (Can you get shaken baby syndrome in adulthood? A: yes)

 
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