There in the hospital Billy was having an adventure very common among people without power in times of war: he was trying to prove to a willfully deaf and blind enemy that he is interesting to hear and see.

“That's the secret of how to enjoy writing and how to make yourself meet high st…”

“I've been living alone for so long, everything about me’s private. I’m surprise…”

“Time passed quickly. Constant did not move.”

“I think you guys are going to have to come up with a lot of wonderful new lies,…”