People who commit monstrous crimes are not necessarily monsters. If th…

Bernhard Schlink
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People who commit monstrous crimes are not necessarily monsters. If they were, things would be easy. But they aren't and it is one of the experiences of life. ✨ FaceBook post byBernhard Schlink from Aug 12, 2010
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why does what was beautiful shatter in hindsight because it concealed dark truths? ✨ Bernhard Schlink (2001). The Reader, p.37, Vintage
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Desires, memories, fears, passions form labyrinths in which we lose and find and then lose ourselves again. ✨ Bernhard Schlink (2001). The Reader, p.18, Vintage

People who commit monstrous crimes are not necessarily monsters. If they were, things would be easy. But they aren't and it is one of the experiences of life. ✨ FaceBook post byBernhard Schlink from Aug 12, 2010

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