“but whether he be, or whether he be not, I want bread.”

“He had been taught that bread unshared is bread unblessed when someone else is hungry, whether man or beast, friend or stranger.”

“He couldn't even tell whether he was angry or contrite, whether it was forgiveness he wanted or the power to forgive.”

“Reality is an absolute, existence is an absolute, a speck of dust is an absolute and so is a human life. Whether you live or die is an absolute. Whether you have a piece of bread or not, is an absolute. Whether you eat your bread or see it vanish into a looter’s stomach, is an absolute.”

“He wasn't certain whether he was a good or bad person. Whether he was altruistic. Whether he was demonic. But he was certain of one thing. He was an artist. And for that he would never apologize.”

“I don't want him to live forever, and I know that he's not going to live forever whether I want him to or not.”