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Criminal Minds, Episode 2.3

October 6th, 2006 by Michael Moncur in TV

Once again, the latest episode of Criminal Minds on CBS included quotations at the beginning and ending of the episode. Here’s the first:

Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it.
Mark Twain, “The Lowest Animal”

I’ve seen a different version of this quotation from Mark Twain, so I wasn’t sure if this one is correct, but it appears to be from one of his essays. The similar quotation is from Twain’s autobiography:

Of all the creatures that were made, man is the most detestable. Of the entire brood he is the only one–the solitary one–that possesses malice. That is the basest of all instincts, passions, vices–the most hateful. He is the only creature that has pain for sport, knowing it to be pain. Also–in all the list he is the only creature that has a nasty mind.
Mark Twain, Mark Twain’s Autobiography

And finally, here’s the quotation from the ending of the episode. I haven’t been able to confirm this one yet.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
Kahlil Gibran

Criminal Minds airs each Wednesday evening, check your local listings for details. Stay tuned next week for quotations from the next episode.

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