Evil Games Quotes

“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“Solving any puzzle involved methodical, logical stages. First came the eagerness to get started, followed by an understanding of the enormity of the challenge ahead. Next comes the focused concentration required to make headway, the commitment to achieving the end goal.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“Just as some people learn to live without a limb, a sociopath must learn to live without a conscience.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“Prison is for other people’s children.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“Every single profession is fraught with inconsistencies. It is the exception that often proves the rule. I believe passionately in what I do, but do I accept that not everyone will behave the way I’d like them to? Of course I do, because that is human nature.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“The flat was situated on a snatch of land on the periphery of the Merry Hill shopping complex. The third-storey property was blessed with views of the entrance to the Food Court to the west and the busy Pedmore Road dual carriageway to the east.
Kim couldn't help her curiosity at the marketing strategy.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“Sociopathy as a disease causes no discomfort whatsoever to the sufferer.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“Hypnotism isn’t mind control. Hypnotism will not persuade anyone to go against their core beliefs. ‘Manipulation on the other hand is a very different thing. Total mind control is for the movies, but exploitation of a thought, however far in the subconscious, is a very skilful trait.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“Indira Gandhi said forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.’ ‘And William Blake said it is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. And if it’s your mother, it’s damn near impossible. That last bit was me.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“There is a theory that maternal rejection can contribute to a sociopathic disposition. Attachment Theory is relatively new, but to summarise: disturbances within the parent and child bond in the early years may have a huge effect when the child becomes an adult. That is beyond my area of expertise, however there is evidence to suggest that the wider environment plays a bigger part.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“Studies show probably both. A predisposition for the condition may be genetic but the environment dictates how it is expressed.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“These people are often charismatic, sexy, entertaining and have a superficial charm that allows them to seduce people.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“She recalled a passage from Milton’s Paradise Lost; ‘The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“A true sociopath could never find a sense of moral responsibility; could never defy their innate nature and feel guilt.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“Grief does strange things to you.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“accept that people are broken. Psychologically, some of us are injured for a short period of time following a loss.’ She looked over at the gravestone of good old Arthur, and swallowed bravely. ‘And we find a way back, never to normality, but we mend as best we can.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“The mental health community doesn’t view damaged psyches the way other people do. Take yourself; you think that someone like Ruth can enter therapy and be completely restored to normality in a specific, scheduled timescale: a rape victim takes four months, a bipolar sufferer ten months, a victim of sexual abuse two years. It’s not a shopping list.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“person that understood what she was going through. Being able to open up and be completely honest with Alex had cleansed her of the crippling self-doubt she harboured for her feelings. The story Doctor Thorne had told her of the American woman, Andrea something, was playing over in her mind. She was running out of time. … As they grew older she would not be able to keep them safe. Danger was everywhere. The traffic lights at which she now waited could easily malfunction, meaning the cars hurtling down the hill could crash into the side of her Citroen. It had happened in Gornal two years ago and a little girl had been trapped in the wreckage for over an hour. A car horn sounded behind her. The lights were green. Jessica turned and headed past the garden centre on her left. Two little girls were laughing and running around the car park. They could easily run into the road and be killed. Only last month this stretch of road had claimed a teenage cyclist. She passed the national speed limit sign but kept”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“Understanding the ‘Why’ of an action brought with it an expectation of empathy, understanding or forgiveness, however brutal the act.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“When Ray left the free world in 1986, a computer hard drive had filled an entire room. A mobile phone came with a battery the size of a suitcase and the founder of Facebook was two years old.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“press conference. She hadn’t”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“You did not sign any agreement stating that you would only protect the rights of the people you feel are worthy. It’s the law itself we uphold and that law applies to everyone.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“knew. Ray was the epitome of what”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“Kim could swear that the doctor’s voice lowered slightly, gently. Or she could just be completely paranoid. The words childhood and trauma were spoken more like a whisper. ‘No, it was in college, I think.’ The doctor said nothing. Kim spoke with a half-smile. ‘My childhood was pretty normal; loved sweets, hated cabbage, normal arguments with parents about staying out too late.’ Alex smiled at her and nodded. ‘I think it might have been the stress of exams.’ Just in time, Kim realised the doctor had used her own technique of remaining silent against her. Luckily she’d realised before she’d revealed any truth of her childhood at all. ‘You know, Kim, it’s surprising how many times you used the word “normal”. Most people say that about their childhood and yet there is no such thing unless you live in a television commercial. What did your parents do?’ Kim thought quickly and chose the sixth set of foster parents. ‘My mum worked part-time at Sainsbury’s and my dad was a bus driver.’ ‘Any siblings?’ Kim’s mouth dried and she only trusted herself to shake her head. ‘No major losses or traumatic events before the age of ten?’ Again, Kim shook her head. Alex laughed.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“knowledge that she was not alone.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“later, Malcolm was broke and began embezzling from”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“holding the remote control.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“It was a store with multiple personality disorder. Or a shop just trying to survive.”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games

“was crafted of brain-tanned Italian”
― Angela Marsons, Evil Games