The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Robert Frost
I am so jealous I will not give up the least part in you, but like a miser keep you to myself, and spoil you perhaps in keeping.
‘I shall do one thing in this life —one thing certain — that is, love you, and long for you, and keep wanting you till I die.’
Sayfa 39
“Hey,” Starling said. “Let’s look up, shall we? I mean, not physically. Keep your chins down, and all. But metaphorically. We can talk freely now. Which means you can listen to my plan for how we escape. We’re going to fly out of here free as dragons before too long.”
Leonore leaned forward. “Escape? From trained Malwish soldiers? With a full flight of fighters and a gunship? Captain, I love you, but you’re crazy. We’d be blown to pieces.”
One boy eagerly raised his hand. “How,” he said, “can a sea be endless!”
“If you sail it,” Frond said, spinning her finger around, “can you not keep going? Past islands, always sailing toward the horizon?”
“But that’s in circles!” the boy said.
“Which have no end,” Frond replied, smiling. “And an ocean, young Kapu, is never the same one moment to the next—it is a road into eternity.” She met Dusk’s eyes and smiled. “You cannot defeat it. You can merely accompany it.”
My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There's no version of God that can help us if we ever lose that.
