Quotes from Carol Plum-Ucci

Complete happiness can look so much like complete terror that it's hard to tell them apart.

My belief in ghosts swings with the wind. But my belief that the cemetery felt happy and not sad-I've never changed my mind about that.

If a life goes down the toilet, it comes out in a river and meets the sea.

Life is all we have, and if we can't look at it honestly, are we really living?

Nobody stopped believing that other people were more guilty than they were. Why do people have so much trouble seeing their own faults but such an easy time seeing everyone else's?

People love to see you get ahead — so long as you don't get farther ahead than they are.

People only see as far as they are able and the rest of the truth is lost on them.

People can love their lies, tell their lies, believe their own lies until hell pays a visit.

If you can understand human behavior, it can't hurt you nearly as much.

Complete happiness can look so much like complete terror that its hard to tell them apart.

You're supposed to be kind to everyone, because you never know when you're meeting an angel.

There are times in life to grow, and there are times in life to shine. One can't grow and shine at the same time; it just doesn't work that way. Now you're growing. Tomorrow you'll shine.

If people knew who the angels were, they would be very nice when they saw one and would still do their same evil garbage when they thought none were around. Knowing who they are defeats the purpose.

Things don't have to be sane when they're normal.

People can love their lies, tell their lies, believe their own lies until hell pays a visit.

Nobody stopped believing that other people were more guilty than they were. Why do people have so much trouble seeing their own faults but such an easy time seeing everyone else's?

If a life goes down the toilet, it comes out in a river and meets the sea.

People only see as far as they are able and the rest of the truth is lost on them.

I don't really think our greatest memories are always great while they're happening.

Don't you give me that postmodern bullshit. There is truth, There is a truth. And what you want, or you feel, or you need, isn't going to change the truth. Any more than it's going to topple a skyscraper. There's truth, and there's belief. Don't call a mule a stallion.

You gotta pay your dues to sing the blues.

You're in my personal space, so get out of it.

But not hurting people and knowing how to get along with people, ... they're different.

Don't tell people you care about them when all you really care about is getting your own way.