Absolutely nothing brings out the killer instinct in the upper crust of New York Society like a charity function.
Caleb CarrImagine, [Kriezler] said, that you enter a large, somewhat crumbling hall that echoes with the sounds of people mumbling and talking repetitively to themselves. All around you these people fall into prostrate positions, some of them weeping. Where are you? Saraโs answer was immediate: in an asylum. Perhaps, Kreizler answered, but you could also be in a church. In the one place the behavior would be considered mad; in the other, not only sane, but as respectable as any human activity can be.
Caleb CarrStill, it's an interesting technique-leaving one person behind in order to find her or him somewhere else. And in someone else.
Caleb CarrEvery human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the only job of a true friend is to facilitate whatever method he chooses.
Caleb Carr