The Importance of Shadow Moments

"I don't think we're going to stop seeing mass casualty events until we have a little bit more of a forgiving attitude," he says. "What I'm not saying that we should forever allow people to run rampant is this kind of harsh attitude." The author's parents taught him there was no such thing as a bad word or a bad thing to say. 'It matters how you tell these stories, and it matters what you're trying to accomplish'