The roots of any evil deed can be traced to the perpetrator's refusal to experience pain.
Deep down, everyone wants the truth.
There's no original evil left in the world. Everyone's just recycling pain. (257)
But insight doesn't necessarily produce self-control. Sometimes you just see your destructiveness more clearly.
People react predictably, especially when they don't have time to think.
...Some people hurt so much they can't take what they need, even when someone wants to give it to them. (106)