Violence Quotes in Dark Places

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

My fist couldn't quite connect, so I ended up giving him a hard smack against his chin, the way you'd punish a puppy. (3.68)

Libby lashes out against a guy at the Kill Club, demonstrating her violent side. Also, she isn't being quite so honest about the "punish a puppy" thing. We later learn that Libby killed a dog who bit her foot. Talk about a temper. If she punished this guy like she punished puppies, he'd be dead.

Violence

Quote #5

The walls were painted in blood: pentagrams and nasty words. C***s. Satan. Everything was broken, ripped, destroyed. […] A single Rice Krispie would be found in my mother's chest wound, the mayhem was so haphazard. (3.161)

This crime scene is bananas. It takes a sick mind to commit a crime like this… and a sick mind to write it. No offense, Gillian Flynn.

Violence

Quote #6

His head smashed the dirt hard, his teeth sang like a bell. […] He wished he'd hit harder. (4.1-4.2)

Ben, like all the Days, has a violent side. Unlike Libby, though, Ben often wants to turn his rage against himself.

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