She had known from a young age that everyone had darkness inside—some just controlled it better than others. Very few people believed that they were bad, and this was the scariest part. Human nature could be so hideous, but it persisted in this ugliness by insisting it was good.
I see many of you have highlighted this passage, and I'm so glad it struck you. The moment I wrote this paragraph felt like one of those rare, beautiful writing epiphanies, like I was touching something bigger than myself, bigger than the story. It's worth all the work, all the years of editing and revising, for just one of these moments.
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