For great changes in the human mind are terrible. As we realize them we realize the limitless possibilities of sinister deeds that lie hidden in every human being. A little child that loves a doll can become an old, crafty, secret murderer. How horrible! And perhaps it is still more horrible to think that, while the human envelope remains totally unchanged, every word of the letter within may become altered, and a message of peace fade into a sentence of death. . Robert S. Hichens
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When we think on the idea of what it takes for a child to become a murderer, we can’t help but think of everything that happened to the child before the murder. That is how it is with great changes in the human mind. We often can’t believe that a person could be so evil and think that they have always been that way. However, once we understand how something changed them to this point, we can’t help but wonder what else they could become.

Source: The Return Of The Soul And Other Stories

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