“He never feared anything again.Because he knew the secret.Life was cheap.”
“But there is nothing, no trace that she’s ever existed. She is not here. She will never be here again.Because of me.”
“Please," he begged, though he knew not for what. He'd never asked anything of anyone. Never put himself in such a vulnerable position. But he had no pride at this moment. He was utterly slain by her gentleness.”
“He knew that conscience was chiefly fear of society or fear of oneself.”
“For he or she that harbours no fear has never truly loved anything. You can only measure true love by the thought and fear of its loss.”
“Again it became suddenly plain and perceptible to him that he had just told a fearful lie - that he would never now be able to speak freely of everything - that he would never again be able to speak of anything to anyone.”