Even things that aren't broken can be fixed.

I can almost see what Gabriel meant when he asked, 'What has the free world got that you can’t get here?' Almost. Freedom, Gabriel. That’s what you can’t get here.

She would do anything, anything to belong to his son after a lifetime of belonging to no one at all.

We accept gods that don't speak to us. We accept gods that would place us in a world filled with injustices and do nothing as we struggle. It's easier than accepting that there's nothing out there at all, and that, in our darkest moments, we are truly alone.

I've loved you since the day I stole the atlas for you," Gabriel says, because he thinks I'm asleep.

A party in the orange grove. The pain on Linden's face is immediate. I am unwavering. He has cost me more pain than I will ever be able to repay.

I'm suddenly finding it hard to know the difference between nightmares and consciousness.