“His life was not confined and the delight he took in this observation could not be explained by its suggestion of escape.”

“I believe that for his escape he took advantage of the migration of a flock of wild birds.”

“Moreover, during his wife's confinement, something had happened that seemed extraordinary to him. He, an unbeliever, had fallen into praying, and at the moment he prayed, he believed. But that moment had passed, and he could not make his state of mind at that moment fit into the rest of his life.”

“Confined on the ship, from which there is no escape, the madman is delivered to the river with its thousand arms, the sea with it's thousand roads, to that great uncertainty external to everything.”

“There’s nowhere to escape,” Dobey said, jamming his hands into his pockets and staring into the Valley.That’s not true, baby,” said Desiree.She took his hands and pulled him to her, wrapping her legs around his torso. She could feel the sobs in both of them, but quiet, silenced by the kiss.They could escape inside each other.”

“He gave her his heart. She took it and placed it quietly in the pocket of her gown. No one observed what she did.”