I used to think people were like lighthouses. That they were yhere to protect you. But they're no. People are lime whirlpools. They pull you in

Anonymous
About This Quote

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King is a series of seven novels that follow the character Roland as he roams through a post-apocalyptic landscape. In this quote, King uses a metaphor to describe how people can be very deceptive and harmful to others. People are not out there to help us, they are out there to pull you in. We must protect ourselves from those who would do us harm.

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