Violence Quotes in Dark Places

Okay, we take back what we said about the last quote. Ben wants to rage against everything. But note that he still ends this violent fantasy with himself bleeding. Ben ultimately wants to punish himself.

This is a nice turn of phrase that lets us know Ben is an angry young man ready to blow. The phrase also serves as misleading foreshadowing, making us think that when Ben snaps, it'll be against his family—but that's not actually what happens.

This is Diondra talking… you know, the woman who strangled a ten-year-old to death. We think she should keep her judgments about Ben to herself.