“He tries to remind himself that there is no reason he should feel guilty about being bound by one woman who is becoming entranced by another.”
“he was trying to convince himself that he wasn't guilty.”
“A man who desires to soften another man's heart, should always abuse himself. In softening a woman's heart, he should abuse her.”
“he tried to remind himself , don't think about her! don't think about her! he said to himself, i am sick with compassion”
“He loved the feel and smell of her palm and because he was one of those men who was always ultimately looking to dissolve himself into a woman.”
“Or maybe, he thought, returning to the boxes, it was part of being Catholic--you were made to feel guilty about everything”