A jealous husband is an ugly thing.

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

Human empathy, while not found on any chart of human anatomy, is the reason we instinctively hurt for our children... it is the reason that one human being's intensely personal tests and triumphs can be harnessed to the good of countless others.

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

Deep down, everyone wants the truth.

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

...Some people hurt so much they can't take what they need, even when someone wants to give it to them. (106)