“You’re not a monster,” I told her. “No one is born a monster. We decide the kind of person we’re going to be. Now, sometimes there are forces at work that want to make us mean, cruel, and unkind. That make it seem like it’s okay to be unpleasant to others, to bully and hurt people weaker than ourselves. But it’s up to us whether or not we allow those forces to win. Everyone is responsible for their own actions, no matter who or what they are.”
