I'm just a friendly bystander who they occasionally ask questions of. That's my level of involvement.

She liked to imagine that when she passed, the world looked after her, but she also knew how anonymous she was. Except when she was at work, no one knew where she was at any time of day and no one waited for her. It was immaculate anonymity.

In my 20s, I railed against anything 'spiritual', I thought it was all crap.

I left my mark on that man.

Because horror on Earth is real and it is every day. It is like a flower or like the sun; it cannot be contained.

Like a medical procedure,' Ruth said. 'Intricate surgery is needed to patch up the planet.

Those who say they would rather fight to the death than be raped are fools. I would rather be raped a thousand times. You do what you have to.