“We must know something about malevolence, about how to recognize it, and about how not to make excuses for it. We must know that we cannot expect fair play. That is, perhaps, most crucial of all. Those of us who… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“Malevolence takes a bite out off your spirit. Just sitting with it, just talking with people who consciously and deliberately exploit others, feels like being beaten. Over the years, l have seen many therapists burn out and leave the field… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“People, in general, tend to project onto others their own state of mind. Well-meaning people inevitably assume other people are well meaning. People who… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“We must know something about malevolence, about how to recognize it, and about how not to make excuses for it. We must know that… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“I should meet many people who do not know anyone personally who has been raped or molested as a child. But I can't remember… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“In projecting onto others their own moral sense, therapists sometimes make terrible errors. Child physical abusers are automatically labeled “impulsive," despite extensive evidence that… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“Recently I interviewed a psychopath. This is always a humbling experience because it teaches over and over how much of human motivation and experience… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“Malevolence takes a bite out off your spirit. Just sitting with it, just talking with people who consciously and deliberately exploit others, feels like… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“The people who support and defend those accused of child sexual abuse indiscriminately, those who join organizations dedicated to defending people who are accused… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“For every group, malevolence is always somewhere else. Maybe we understand at this point in history that it can occur at night in darkened… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“Oddly then, in our search for meaning, we often assign victims too much blame for their assaults, and offenders too little. Our inconsistencies do… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“In musing on all that occurred in the course of the several years of harassment the error I decided I made, and others frequently… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
![“Malevolence takes a bite out off your spirit. Just sitting with it, just talking with people who consciously and deliberately exploit others, feels like being beaten. Over the years, l have seen many therapists burn out and leave the field entirely. [Refers to treating sex offenders, p6]” quote by Anna Salter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/49e/anna-salter-40179_evil_malevolence-takes-a-bite-out-off-your-sp_1833369.jpg)
