Is the labyrinth living or dying? Which is he trying to escape—the world or the end of it?

“I kept it for myself like a keepsake, as if sharing the memory might lead to it…”

“Life is not a wish granting factory.”

“Memories fall apart, too. And then you're left with nothing, left not even with…”

“I inherited that penchant for intellectualism, a character flaw that these days…”