“I prefer to die of thirst in my own planet than to be a character more in this sad story.”
“[…] but I remember I preferred the soldier to the philosopher at the time; a preference which life has only confirmed. One was a man, and the other was either more – or less. However, they are both dead, and Mrs Beard is dead, and youth, strength, genius, thoughts, achievements, simple hearts – all dies… No matter.”
“I prefer to interact with people one-on-one. Any more than that, and the dynamic becomes competitive.”
“I steeled myself against laughter; I would rather die than laugh. I didn’t laugh, I did not laugh. But I died, I did die.”
“I think i might even have preferred being the one gone and forgotten, rather than the one left behind without so much as memories"..”