Ted Dekker Quote

He was as needy as she was. Alvin Finch only wanted to be needed. Loved. And absent of either, he resorted to deflecting his pain by killing. Just like a teenager might resort to deflecting the pain of rejection by cutting. People did a lot of crazy things to be wanted.

Bone Man's Daughters (ed. Hachette UK, 2009) - ISBN: 9781848948488