You said to me once that you weren’t what I dreamed of. You were right. You surpass everything I dreamed of. Even the rot in you that’s caused you to do shameful things. Some men let the rot and guilt fester into something ugly beyond words. Few men can turn it into worth and substance. If you’re gods’ blessed for no other reason, it’s for that.

The depression belongs to all of us. I think of the family down the road whose mother was having a baby and they went around the neighborhood saying, "We're pregnant." I want to go around the neighborhood saying, "We're depressed." If my mum can't get out of bed in the morning, all of us feel the same. Her silence has become ours, and it's eating us alive.

I've been passionate about two things in my life. One was Christina Alibrandi. The other is Josephine Alibrandi.

Woman, I’m trying to fight here! Or has that escaped your attention?

But you pashed Jonah Griggs and he's the leader of the enemy.

Do you think I don't want him to be gone more than you do? I do. Because I need to know that I can still breathe properly when he's not around. If something happens to him, I have to know that I won't fall apart.

We look at each other for a moment and for once I feel awkward. It's not that I'm not into humility; I've just never had to practise it.