“It's not always wise to assume that just because the surface of the world appears undisturbed, life is where you left it.”

“Not a day or an hour and sometimes not even a moment in advance did I have any idea what Patrick had in mind for me, or whether he had me in mind at all. This uncertainty lay like a sore under the surface of my skin, erupting again and again, then subsiding, but never healing.”

“We are only flesh and blood. We are only chemicals mixing and circuits firing, sometimes in disarray. We are, every last one of us, plagued by useless want.”

“It's not always wise to assume that just because the surface of the world appears undisturbed, life is where you left it.”