I told you, Ms. Lane, never believe anything is dead-"
"- I know, I know, until you've 'burned it, poked around in its ashes, and then waited a day or two to see if anything rises from them.

“Then her eyes narrowed. The sun was spilling in the window behind her and Dageu…”

“You are so stubborn.""I am? I? Woman who insists everything be her way? You mus…”

“You've mistaken me for someone else. Do not wait on me, Ms. Lane. Do not constr…”

“I couldn’t move. It’s something I’m still ashamed of. You always wonder how you…”