“...people demonize certain types of crime - it's a way of distancing ourselves from the monsters...”

“...we fear monsters because we fear the dark parts of ourselves...”

“...When people lose their way and lack a real purpose for living they often fall back on certain forms of escapism as a form of self-soothing...”

“...nobody ever takes from the desert anything but aridity and monsters...”

“...you forget love - though you fled from them, you secretly loved the monsters of your childhood...”

“...no good writing flows from a polluted well - you can write about monsters, but you can't be one...”

“...you can be angry and silent, but it's no use - there's no distance in the spirit - besides, my words touch you more softly than my hands...”