People react predictably, especially when they don't have time to think.
Plenty of people who survive tragedies end up ambivalent about danger--frightened by it, yet strangely drawn to it.
For a psychiatrist to be any good, he has to be willing to corner you, close off the easy exits, even when it hurts. It's supposed to. (46)
But that's the hardest part of healing.' What?' Realizing there's no one to hate.
The irrational thoughts were the ones with the power to burn holes in your gut.
The good guys had to operate on a higher level than the killers--just for society to keep track of who was who.
I figured anybody who talked about church as much as she did was using it a little like cocaine anyhow.
When people can do something simple to avoid conflict--say, hit a button or unlock a latch--they'll generally do it.
