Quotes From "Human Detritus" By Rasmenia Massoud

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Who’s happy? Happy is just what people think they are when they can’t find anything to bitch about. Rasmenia Massoud
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He mentioned the connection between us. He identified with me. These are the things that many people want to hear, that most “normal” people want to be able to truthfully say, but almost no one can. Rasmenia Massoud
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When I walked into the room, I looked down to the floor and saw that each and every garment I owned had been pulled from its rightful place and had been meticulously sliced into countless pieces. One thing was painfully obvious to me: these clothes were symbolic of me; they represented my body. What you really wanted was to slice me into countless pieces. Rasmenia Massoud
Lucius didn’t believe in werewolves. He said that people were...
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Lucius didn’t believe in werewolves. He said that people were too horrible for any other monsters to exist, which he thought was a shame. Rasmenia Massoud
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There are no mirrors of any kind in here. If there were, I’d want to smash them, but I wouldn’t. Instead, I’d probably just stare at them, giving myself negative affirmations. Rasmenia Massoud
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I know that mirrors give us a false sense of confidence.” I continued. “The reflection that we see everyday has nothing to do with how others see us. The glass lies. Rasmenia Massoud
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The counselor says that with more time and more surgeries, I will begin to feel normal again. She says this with a mouth that can still smile. It’s so easy to be reassuring when you have lips. Rasmenia Massoud