“She did not especially appreciate children either, but could be kind to them when they were silent.”
“Did not pleasure depend on an architecture of perspective--on contrast and delay, withholding and loss? Did not true enjoyment rely in facing the future?”
“Не можеш да спечелиш нищо, ако не си готов да го изгубиш - всичко или част.”
“First you say I am a murderer - an agent in league against you - and now I am a deluded heartsick girl! Pray make up your mind so I can scoff at you with precision!”