As the child outlives the father,so must the character bury the author.

“It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die…”

“This isn’t such a beau­ti­ful world that he has to stay in it and suf­fer. This…”

“There is nothing special in the world. nothing magic. just physics.”

“And sometimes being mutilated can work to your advantage. All those people now …”