“A journey, I reflected, is of no merit unless it has tested you.”
“Fame is no sure test of merit.”
“A test isn't really a test unless failing it truly tempts you...”
“...The Abbe's warning: 'Never confront an enemy at the end of a journey, unless it happens to be his journey'.”
“The look in the eyes is something that can be disguised, unless you have seen the same journey”
“Beyond a certain age, a journey across the city becomes uncomfortably reflective...One day I too will prompt a moment's reflection in the passenger of a passing cab.”