“The dip of the light meant that the island itself was always left in darkness. A lighthouse is for others; powerless to illuminate the space closest to it.”

“A lighthouse if for others; powerless to illuminate the space closest to it.”

“I'm not going to say goodbye, in case God hears and thinks I'm ready to go.”

“The oceans never stop ... the wind never finishes. Sometimes it disappears, but only to gather momentum from somewhere else, returning to fling itself at the island ... Existence here is on the scale of giants. Time is in the millions of years; rocks which from a distance look like dice cast against the shore are boulders hundreds of feet wide, licked round by millennia ...”

“Here in a place where there's just wind an waves and light, and the intricate machinery that keeps the flame burning and the lantern turning. Always turning. Always looking over its shoulder.”

“Like one of those damned clapper lights. Love on. Love off.Robert musing about his parents love for him”

“I always get my way.”