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Robert A. Glover
The most-loved lines from Robert A. Glover, drawn from 1 book in the library.
“A covert contract is a deal only one person knows they are making.”
This is the book's most useful diagnostic: resentment often reveals an unspoken bargain.
“Being nice is not the same as being honest.”
The page works when it separates warmth from self-erasure.
“Approval addiction turns ordinary requests into performances.”
Trying to be impossible to reject creates pressure, not intimacy.
“Boundaries are cleaner than resentment.”
A direct no is usually kinder than a yes that quietly invoices the other person.
“Recovery means becoming integrated, not becoming harsh.”
The goal is not cruelty or dominance. It is congruence.
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