I didn't want to write a book that advocated for a less curious world. Prurient curiosity may not be great. But curiosity is. People's flaws need to be written about. The flaws of some people lead to horrors inflicted on others. And then there are the more human flaws that, when you shine a light onto them, de-demonize people who might otherwise be seen as ogres. Jon Ronson
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  1. I didn't want to remember...yet in remembering, it dawned on me - finally - just how far down God had reached to free me.
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