- Frank Black: I'm just confused about something I thought I understood about evil. What it is, exactly.
- Catherine Black: You mean, what causes it?
- Frank Black: It seems that the old biblical concept of the devil's influence has lost any currency.
- Catherine Black: I just think the language has changed. I think science and psychology have given us a clearer idea of why people commit evil acts. I see it every day. Abused kids become abusive adults.
- Frank Black: So the true source of evil is us?
- Catherine Black: You mean, are we all capable of it?
- Frank Black: Or is there something out there, a force or a presence, waiting until it can create another murder, another rape, another Holocaust.
- Catherine Black: I think it's something that everyone who looks deeply at life wonders.