“She could not mourn. She could no longer weep grasping the essence of annihilation, she wished only to cease, to be no more, as if sunk in some profound sleep devoid of wakening.”
“He had no illusions about his addiction to her. She had her fingers sunk firmly into his heart, and could do with it what she wished.”
“Irena Sendler never thought of herself as a hero. She only did what she felt she must, and wished she could have done more.”
“Elinor could sit still no longer. She almost ran out of the room, and as soon as the door was closed, burst into tears of joy, which at first she thought would never cease.”
“I wonder how well she sleeps at night, and what kind of dreams she has. I wish I could step into them like she steps into mine.”
“She briefly wished she did have some sort of magic so she could shoot a bolt of lightning through his head.”