But men are less used to the idea of being raped than women are, and it strikes them with a fresh horror. With women, that horror comes right along with the female genitals.

Men sometimes have to leave their ladies alone, and ladies are not responsible for the bad manners of fools.

I gave myself a mental shake. Snapping out of a slump, that was what today was all about.

Then was ashamed of myself. I should be happy for what I'd been given. I hoped God hadn't noticed my lapse in appreciation.

And you are mine, and you will be mine. They will not get you. - Eric from Dead and Gone

His eyes were still like caves with ghosts dwelling in their depths.

I'd have to say no, people don't change, but they can learn to behave differently.