“In this way Fate outplayed the efforts of mortals-simply to amuse itself, one might think.”

“Like space, the soul is not an expression of eternal constancy but of constant change, and this motion has but one purpose: to continue forward, on the narrow ledge, in the absurd hope that you can escape the Darkness.”

“She considered compassion the highest virtue, but that night on Obstetric Ward B, it had had a twin sister whose face was invisible to Carla. The suffering women, however, had recognized it immediately: condemnation.”

“In this way Fate outplayed the efforts of mortals-simply to amuse itself, one might think.”