Today I Will Nourish My Inner Martyr: Affirmations for Cynics

by Ann Thornhill and Sarah Wells

Book Overview

Tonight, by moonlight, I will rake my leaves into my neighbor's yard. Had it up to here with sugary-sweet affirmation books that ignore the pleasures of resentment and mean-spiritedness? Tired of the self-helpaholics who've been sipping too much chicken soup? Then this book is for you. Here are 365 splendidly bitter daily meditations that will appeal to the cynic in you. Nowhere else will you find such odes to self-absorption as- Today I will equate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761514236
• ISBN13: 9780761514237
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

For the pessimist in all of us

I have turned my copy into an autograph book; I have my friends and co-workers sign the quote that is most like them. My favorite: "Unlike me, the seasons serve a purpose." If that sort of thing makes you laugh, this book is for you... you cynic you!

Perfect for embittered cynics (like me!)

The title caught my eye and after reading only a few lines, I knew I'd hit the jackpot. When I read the whole book, I laughed so hard my ribs hurt, and that's pretty amazing considering I'm a pessimist. This book is the ideal gift for intellectual, sarcastic cynics who have a warped sense of humor. I wouldn't recommend it for the cutesy, 'huggy bunny' class of folks...first of all, they wouldn't 'get' the jokes, and secondly they'd be outraged if not horrified. This makes the book all more fun and appealing to those of us who are amused by the darker side of life. I salute the authors for going out on a limb, and the publisher for not letting politically correct doctrine get in the way of having some cynical laughs.

At Last! An Honest Book!!!

Thoroughly enjoyed these guidelines for daily living. These two authors have combined wit, humor, and complete disrespect to write a sure-fired hit. Like them, I am sick of dripping in sugary sentiments. Hooray for our side. Lots of people on my gift list are getting this book this year! Thanks, Ann and Sarah.

Instant humor to lighten the soul. Reading our true thoughts

If you ever drifted your thoughts during a conversation and thought, "I wish I could say what I'm really thinking right now," you need to read this book. Rarely can I listen to a comic or read the funny pages in the newspaper and have a good deep laugh. After reading `Today I Will Nourish My Inner Martyr` I felt I wasn't the only cynical person in the world who would like to say, "Tonight by moonlight I will rake leaves onto my neighbors yard."

Cynics Unite!

For anyone who has ever been bitter, angry, depressed, had low self esteem, hated your parents, hated your job etc.... This book will help you get through daily life with a phrase of encouragement. We cynics are not alone and it's time we banded together and supported eachother. This book will make you laugh because it's so true!