“Pain is a gift. Humanity, without pain, would know neither fear, nor pity. Without fear there could be no humility, and every man would be a monster. The recognition of pain and fear in others gives rise in us to pity, and in our pity is our humanity, our redemption.”

“Sometimes the heart makes decisions that the mind cannot, and although we know that the heart is deceitful above all things, we also know that at rare moments of stress and profound loss it can be purged pure by suffering.”

This book surprised me with it’s goodness. The baddy, he was really bad. But it was cleverly written and there were some bits that struck me as especially great. Definitely readable, and it had a few parts that were really unexpected - which doesn’t happen that often in a “thriller”. Also, the end, it wasn’t a normal happily-ever-after-ending. There was enough twist to keep it from being too cliche.