Do you know why I left America, Lidewij? So that I would never again have to encounter Americans."
"But you are an American."
"Incurably so, it seems.

“Lacey shrugged bashfully. “Do you think I’m superficial?” “Well, yeah.” I thoug…”

“Sinking. Sinking, but instead of feeling panic or anything else, I realized tha…”

“Manchmal liest man ein Buch, und es erfüllt einen mit diesem seltsamen Missions…”

“And on the last day, the bad days become so difficult to recall, because one wa…”