The cruelty itself is motivated by something deeper: the wish to know the secret of things and of life.

Tom watched with his arms folded as the life that had been within Kobe died out, and the fire continued.

He's been through so much and to watch that boy suffer makes me wish this world wasn't so cruel.

There must have been a moment, at the beginning, were we could have said -- no. But somehow we missed it.

Lust, anger, attachment, greed, over pride be,Jealousy, selfishness, injustice, cruelty, ego truly;- 153 -

Your tears are never invisible---there is always an insecure woman that lights up when you point them out.

Guilt is a lazy feeling that takes no action; the wings of integrity are the only thing that sets it free.

It’s comforting to me,” he added, “that beauty can come from violence, if only in metaphor.

[T]he infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell.

Never love someone beneath your level of evolution. If you want a monkey, you can visit one at your local zoo.

...It also taught me that while cruelty can be fun for a few moments, compassion has a much longer shelf life.

Be leery of silence. It doesn't mean you won the argument. Often, people are just busy reloading their guns.

If you haven't caused a scene in a psych unit, it's just because you haven't been inside long enough.

I sometimes think that animals are incapable of the kinds of cruelty that humans willingly inflict on each other.

Never stand in the way of letting God use people’s actions, in order to solve a greater issue in the world.