Beartown (Beartown, #1)

by Fredrik Backman

And when enough people are quiet for long enough, a handful of voices can give the impression that everyone is screaming.

There are few words that are harder to explain than “loyalty.” It’s always regarded as a positive characteristic, because a lot of people would say that many of the best things people do for each other occur precisely because of loyalty. The only problem is that many of the very worst things we do to each other occur because of the same thing.