But insight doesn't necessarily produce self-control. Sometimes you just see your destructiveness more clearly.

The good guys had to operate on a higher level than the killers--just for society to keep track of who was who.

Most children would rather preserve the fantasy of a loving connection with their fathers and mothers, at all costs, even if it costs them their self-esteem. When you're three or seven years old, it's less frightening to think of yourself as an unlovable, disappointing screwup than to recognize the fact that you're living with a monster.

Deep down, everyone wants the truth.

The irrational thoughts were the ones with the power to burn holes in your gut.

There's no original evil left in the world. Everyone's just recycling pain. (257)

But that's the hardest part of healing.' What?' Realizing there's no one to hate.