A Word about Evil
Although this is another quote from the master Dean Koontz in his Book "From the Corner of His Eye", it definitely applies to much more than the scenario in the novel. In general it’s about "evil" & "evil people", but also applies to a great many other types. A great many people I have been unfortunate enough to meet fall within, and I suspect there are millions more out there…
Obviously the character name and last sentence are directly related to the story, but you will still get the goods.
The problem with movies and books is that they make evil look glamorous, exciting, when it’s no such thing. It’s boring and it’s depressing and it’s stupid. Criminals are all after cheap thrills and easy money, and when they get them, all they want is more of the same, over and over. They’re shallow, empty, boring people who couldn’t give you five minutes of interesting conversation if you had the piss-poor luck to be at a party full of them. Maybe some can be monkey-clever some of the time, but they aren’t hardly ever smart. God must surely want us to laugh at these fools, because if we don’t laugh at ‘em, then one way or another, we give ‘em respect. If you don’t mock a bastard like Cain, if you fear him too much or even if you just look at him in an all-solemn sort of way then you’re paying him more respect than I ever intend to…Another glass of wine?
