"If both factions, or neither, shall abuse you, you will probably be about right. Beware of being assailed by one and praised by the other."

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I don't think public life in and of itself can destroy you. I think it's the way people react to it, and some people are more sturdy than others... I don't think any one faction can be blamed for a person's self destruction - a certain amount of that has to be innate.

— Patti Smith