" Why do people hurt other people?
I murmur.
Lila laughs.
Because they can, sweetheart.
I look at the face in the mirror, at that sad face.
That can't be the reason
Lila leans in. Her face is next to mine....
...Sometimes they just can't help it, she says. They don't mean to hurt anyone. It just happens. And there's nothing you can do about it.
Nothing ?
Not unless you've got a magic wand, love. "

― Susan Meissner , As Bright as Heaven