I wanted to kill them. No, not kill. "Kill" is too dull a word for that which I desired. I wanted to annihilate them. I wanted to tear them limb from limb. I wanted to crack their bones and bury my face in the wet remains. I wanted to reach inside their chests and yank out their hearts and devour the bloody meat as the last stray current twitched the muscle and watch their faces as they died. Justin Cronin
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Others have said that the worst thing you can do to someone is to kill them. Well, that's true. No one wants to be killed. But, on the other hand, there are worse things than death.

What about having your heart ripped out? What about being forced to do things you would never, ever do of your own free will? I know this sounds horrible, but it's true. I've read of people who have been tortured for years, even decades, without giving up their secrets or breaking under the pressure. Some of these people are still alive today.

Source: The City Of Mirrors

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