False Comfort Quotes

“The wolf Lupa had told him that mortal minds could believe just about anything—except the truth.”
― Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune

“If the portrayal of Dylan as a monster left the impression that the tragedy at Columbine had no relevance to average people or their families, then whatever measure of comfort it offered was false. I hope the truth will awake people to a greater sense of vulnerability—more frightening, perhaps, but crucial—that cannot so easily be circumscribed.”
― Sue Klebold, A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy