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"We've both done terrible things to survive, and you're not a hero, but I don't look pretty!"
The quote in the title is a literal translation of a passage in a book I'm reading. It’s a highly successful French thriller, and to be fair, the style is just generally awful, not just when he writes about a woman. If you're wondering, the sentence is about a kiss on her cheek.
Also featuring the main character’s take on why the same woman would not want to be touched by him.