“Neither revenge nor forgiveness change what happened. They’re sideshows, of which forgiveness is the less attractive because it represents a collaboration with one’s persecutors.” – Edward St. Aubyn, Some Hope
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Revenge is a collaboration too, sometimes.
with the recipient?
Yes. Some people get off on the fight. You retaliate, they strike back, it gets them going, gives them something to be passionate about if they can’t find passion elsewhere.