But the crime is more important than the punishment. I enliven all of me in my happy instinct for destruction.

Clarice Lispector
But the crime is more important than the punishment. I...
But the crime is more important than the punishment. I...
But the crime is more important than the punishment. I...
But the crime is more important than the punishment. I...
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The crime that we commit is more important than the punishment we receive. The crime cannot be undone but the punishment can. If we think of a crime in this way, we can use our powers of destruction and not be afraid of what others think of us. When we feel the need to kill or destroy someone else, it’s because we are happy inside. Changing our thoughts so that we no longer feel happiness when we destroy other people will be beneficial to us.

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