“There's something else there as well, something entirely her own. An ability to look into the confusing mess of life and see things for what they are.”

“An ability to look into the confusing mess of life and see things for what they are.”

“Look into the confusing mess of life and see things for what they really are.”

“I thought I was something of an expert on hunger, but this is an entirely new kind.”

“It sends out a very clear message: "Mess with us and we'll do something worse than kill you. We'll kill your children.”

“There's no going back. So we might as well get on with things.”

“Want a sugar cube? [...] They're supposed to be for the horses, but who cares? They've got years to eat sugar, whereas you and I . . . well, if we see something sweet we better grab it quick. [...] You're absolutely terrifying me in that get-up. What happened to the pretty little-girl dresses?”