“My own survival required me to counterbalance interesting with invisible.”
“Here, just like in my own world, popularity was power; survival required the occasional sacrifice of a damaged limb—or a damaged cousin—and alliances were crucial.”
“My life is my own, and the opinions of others don't interest me...”
“It is essential to exchange the invisible ring for all that we call survival, survive, survivor.”
“Their own life together was like a subtle watercolor sketch, invisible to other people. They gave the world what it required of them and for the rest of the time were content to be forgotten.”
“Flexibility is a requirement for survival.”