"Innumerable arcs intersect and scatter into a vast indefinite sea."
- Ashim Shanker
"In my mind, I could sense their roots under the soil, creeping in helical tangles of ever-increasing complexity outward and in all directions—out beyond the perimeter of the Helsingør Wood, out below ..."
"Elegance is the perfect disguise for our violent nature—a mask so convincing that we often fool ourselves the moment we don it."
"Comfort...was the key ingredient to making the prisoner crave the prison."
"Obligation is a more effective weapon against the Will than any penalty, threat or act of force."