“He heard the voice that had called to him in dreams, had saved him from the sands and from following his brother into the river.”

“He seemed to be waiting for a miracle to save him from the depths his life had reached and take him to a land of dreams.”

“Prayer had fortified him. It would require an almost superhuman strength of purpose, an absolute resolve, to save my brother from himself.”

“He could not play the game without hope; could not play the game without a dream. They had taken it all away from him now, they had turned away from him and there was nothing for him now...He was alone and there was nothing for him.”

“And now that Wells had heard him laugh, he wondered whether the so-called Elephant Man had not in fact been smiling at him from the moment he stepped into the room, a warm, friendly smile intended to sooth the discomfort his appearance produced in his guests, a smile no one would ever see. As he left the room, he felt a tear roll down his cheek.”

“I was reminded of how years before, he had drifted away from one of our afternoon strolls and got surrounded by the tide - Corrigan, isolated on a sandbar, tangled in light, voices from the shores drifting over him, calling his name.”