But then everyone would be burdened and pained. They don't want that. And that's the real reason The Receiver is so vital to them, and so honored. They selected me--and you-to lift that burden from themselves.

Evil can do anything, for a price.

He wept, and it felt as if the tears were cleansing him, as if his body needed to empty itself.

Making lists of reasons was sometimes a good way to figure things out.

What's important is the preparation for adult life, and the training you'll receive in your Assignment.

You eat canned tuna fish and you absorb protein. Then, if you're lucky, someone give you Dover Sole and you experience nourishment. It's the same with books.

I see all of them. All the colors.