Anger, however consuming, is never the most important emotion. It is only the very outer edge, the thinly exposed top layer of a much deeper feeling. And the real feeling that’s disguised by the mask of anger is usually fear. And you can’t feel love and fear at the same time. If I could appeal to Jason’s heart, if I could get him to feel love for even a second, it might be long enough to interrupt the signal of fear that was about to become violence.
