“Sometimes shame is a more powerful engine than rage.”

“But sometimes shame is a more powerful engine than rage. Like rage, it burns hot; and like rage it tends to consume its own furnace.”

“Rage was sometimes a useful ally in the heat of a fight, but it was a trickster. It made everything seem possible.”

“Guilt and rage, hatred and fear were pathways to weakness and clumsy choices.”

“We're each alone inside our heads, some more so than others.”

“My whole body is a lethal weapon, you know. I know more ways to kill you than you know how to die.”

“Point is, people lie a lot. Sometimes out of habit. Not many people are good at telling the truth.”