قرر أنّ يراقب بعناية كيف يمكن لشخص قريب إلى هذا الحد أنّ يقدر برمشة عين أن ينسحب إلى مسافةٍ لا يمكن بلوغها

“Abruptly he thrust his snow-drenched leather gloves against my cheeks.I dodged.…”

“...of all the kinds of decay in this world, decadent purity is the most maligna…”

“More than anything else, Kiyoaki thought, more than Princess Chan, the emerald …”

“Human life is limited but I would like to live forever.”