" Mma Ramotswe was right: evil repaid with retribution, with punishment, had achieved half its goal; evil repaid with kindness was shown to be what it really was, a small, petty thing, not something frightening at all, but something pitiable, a paltry affair. "

― Alexander McCall Smith , The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #9)