“But, drawn to her at that moment, he felt a quiet like the voice of the rain flow over him. He knew well enough that for her it was in fact no waste of effort, but somehow the final determination that it was had the effect of distilling and purifying the woman's existence.”
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“Fate is fickle, and the company of unwilling friends short lived.”
“If we don't change the direction we are headed, we will end up where we are going.”
“Indeed, the direction of the future is only there in order to elude us.”