For the first time since coming here, Brad considered the possibility that he had entered a world where the minds were not sick when compared with his, simply greater - and learning to cope. Like Paradise, they were so powerful they required special systems that lesser minds, like his, did not. #teddekker #thebridecollector #mentalillness #gifted #greatminds #misunderstood #mentallyillgenius
"Whether or not they were willing to admit it, all humans were self-contained and alone. The wisest and hardiest among them managed to acknowledge that fact and surpass it. More experienced adults had found ways to cope, but many if not most felt it still. Younger adults felt it deep in their bones and cried out for significance. Some retreated from that insecurity as a matter of survival."
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I'd read a couple of Ted Dekker's books in the past and wasn't a huge fan, didn't hate them, just weren't what I was hoping for. But this one is more to my liking so far. It isn't anything special, just a decent, well-paced, crime drama with some interesting characters. I'm hoping, and betting, the interesting characters are going to have a much larger, and even more interesting role, as the story continues.
