I don't love you, Lena. Do you hear me? I never love you.

“For a second I feel a rush of sadness: for the horizons that vanish behind us, …”

“People are like ants: Just a few of them give all the orders. And most of them …”

“The walls are covered -crammed- with writing. No. Not writing. They are covered…”

“If Conrad remembered the skinny, frightened girl he'd held for one brief moment…”