Imagine, [Kriezler] said, that you enter a large, somewhat crumbling hall that echoes with the sounds of people mumbling and talking repetitively to themselves. All around you these people fall into prostrate positions, some of them weeping. Where are you? Saraโs answer was immediate: in an asylum. Perhaps, Kreizler answered, but you could also be in a church. In the one place the behavior would be considered mad; in the other, not only sane, but as respectable as any human activity can be.
Caleb CarrThe definition of terrorism is killing civilians with the intent of changing their political affiliation.
Caleb CarrStill, it's an interesting technique-leaving one person behind in order to find her or him somewhere else. And in someone else.
Caleb CarrPeople are disturbed enough by serial killers, but the whole notion of female violence, particularly maternal violence - the idea of mothers who kill - really unnerves people.
Caleb Carr