I want to know." His words are a whisper, barely audible. "I want to know with you.

Fridays are the hardest in some ways: you’re so close to freedom.

I was glad when the Invalids were executed. Some people complained that lethal injection was too humane for convicted terrorists, but I thought it sent a powerful message: We are not the evil ones. We are reasonable and compassionate. We stand for fairness, structure, and organization. It’s the other side, the uncureds, who bring the chaos.

Human beings, in their natural state, are unpredictable, erratic, and unhappy. It is only once their animal instincts are controlled that they can be responsible, dependable, and content.

The Story of Solomon is the only way I know how to explain. And then, in smaller letters: Forgive me.

It is a ruined-world, a nonsense-place.

There's always some relief in giving up.