And sure enough, in seeking to become superhuman this foolhardy young man renders himself inhuman. The heart that he has locked away slowly shrivels and grows hair, symbolising his own descent to beasthood.

“She seemed to think that one of the perks of marriage was that it gave you righ…”

“All she had left of her old life and her old uncertainties was attacking famili…”

“If only the hat had mentioned a house for people who felt a bit queasy, that wo…”

“I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for.”