--- title: "3 Columbine Quotes By Sue Klebold" description: "3 Columbine quotes by Sue Klebold. Plus more from Sue Klebold and more Columbine sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/235/sue-klebold-31823_brain-health_was-he-evil-i-ve-spent-a-lot-of-time-wre_224453.jpg" --- > [“Was he evil? I've spent a lot of time wrestling with that question. In the end, I don't think he was. Most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/was-he-evil-i-ve-spent-a-lot-of-time-wrestling-with-that-question-in/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/235/sue-klebold-31823_brain-health_was-he-evil-i-ve-spent-a-lot-of-time-wre_224453.jpg) > [“If the portrayal of Dylan as a monster left the impression that the tragedy at Columbine had no relevance to average people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/if-the-portrayal-of-dylan-as-a-monster-left-the-impression-that-the/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/sue-klebold-31823_average_if-the-portrayal-of-dylan-as-a-monster-l_1952359.jpg) > [“In the wake of Columbine, many people have come forward to share their own stories of hidden pain with me. I find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/in-the-wake-of-columbine-many-people-have-come-forward-to-share-their/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/219/sue-klebold-31823_columbine_in-the-wake-of-columbine-many-people-hav_3207090.jpg) ## Other authors on Columbine ## More by Sue Klebold > [“Was he evil? I've spent a lot of time wrestling with that question. In the end, I don't think he was. Most people believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/was-he-evil-i-ve-spent-a-lot-of-time-wrestling-with-that-question-in/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) > [ “\[Dylan's friend\] Zack's girlfriend, Devon, made a book for us… There was Dylan--grinning while pushing Zack's dad into the pool; sporting a Hawaiian shirt… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/dylan-s-friend-zack-s-girlfriend-devon-made-a-book-for-us-there-was/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) > [“An acquaintance working at a youth correctional facility told me some of the imprisoned boys cheered as they watched television coverage of the destruction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/an-acquaintance-working-at-a-youth-correctional-facility-told-me-some/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) > [“the school’s administration favored athletes, making excuses for them while coming down hard on others for lesser offenses.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/the-school-s-administration-favored-athletes-making-excuses-for-them/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) > [“If you hurt your knee, you wouldn’t wait until you couldn’t walk before seeking help. You’d ice the joint, elevate it, skip your workouts—and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/if-you-hurt-your-knee-you-wouldn-t-wait-until-you-couldn-t-walk/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) > [“Dylan and Eric planned the massacre together, and they acted together, but I believe—as most of the investigators who examined the evidence do—that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/dylan-and-eric-planned-the-massacre-together-and-they-acted-together/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) > [“It can be hard to differentiate between someone who is genuinely getting out of a cycle of depression, and someone who feels relief because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/it-can-be-hard-to-differentiate-between-someone-who-is-genuinely/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) > [“Suicidal thought is a symptom of illness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/suicidal-thought-is-a-symptom-of-illness/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) > [“A resigned Dylan tried to comfort a horrified newcomer to the group: “You get used to it. It happens all the time.” It”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/a-resigned-dylan-tried-to-comfort-a-horrified-newcomer-to-the-group/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) > [“If the portrayal of Dylan as a monster left the impression that the tragedy at Columbine had no relevance to average people or their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/if-the-portrayal-of-dylan-as-a-monster-left-the-impression-that-the/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) > [“What on earth did you people do to create such anger in a child? How could you not see what was happening? I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/what-on-earth-did-you-people-do-to-create-such-anger-in-a-child-how/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) > [“Would they have recognized clinginess, hypochondria, and sleep disturbances as possible symptoms of depression in their own kids? Not one of them would have.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/would-they-have-recognized-clinginess-hypochondria-and-sleep/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) > [“I failed to understand as a parent until it was too late: that anyone can be suffering and in need of expert care, regardless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/i-failed-to-understand-as-a-parent-until-it-was-too-late-that-anyone/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) > [“Jean-Paul Sartre once wrote, “Evil is not an appearance,” adding that “knowing its causes does not dispel it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/jean-paul-sartre-once-wrote-evil-is-not-an-appearance-adding-that/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) > [“Hatred does not obliterate love. Indeed, the two are in constant fellowship. Sue”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-klebold/hatred-does-not-obliterate-love-indeed-the-two-are-in-constant/) [Sue Klebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-klebold/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/columbine/sue-klebold/#itemlist", "name": "3 Columbine Quotes By Sue Klebold", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Was he evil? I've spent a lot of time wrestling with that question. In the end, I don't think he was. Most people believe suicide is a choice, and violence is a choice; those things are under a person's control. Yet we know from talking to survivors of suicide attempts that their decision-making ability shifts in some way we don't well understand. In our conversation, psychologist and suicide researcher Dr. Matthew Nock at Harvard used a phrase I like very much: dysfunction in decision making. 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