“It frightened people when you were honest; it shocked them.”
“When you can't be honest with people, you can't ever relax with them.”
“I can't help it when people are frightened," says Merricat. "I always want to frighten them more.”
“People only tell lies when the truth is disagreeable to them, or frightens them, or to cover sin.”
“the people of the united states were...spoiled children, who are begging for a frightening but just daddy to tell them exactly what to do”
“People are always a little disconcerted when you don't recognize them, they are so important to themselves, it is a shock to discover of what small importance they are to others.[The human element]”