"That's all I seem to do now. I have to work to keep you alive, to feed you. I haven't smiled once since you were born. Go to sleep." — Part 1, page 9.

"Damn! That one really put up a struggle! Scraped me up like he was a cat on crack! Nothing quite brings out the zest for life in a person like the thought of their impending death." — Part 1, page 11.

"Whether in a suit or in a loincloth, people are ignorant, little thorns, cutting into one another." — Part 1, page 15.

"Such amusing fiction, these stories they tell. It always comes to this. If they really had a desire to live, they would've been more aware of how easy it is to die, would've chosen their actions more wisely. In these moments, you can tell they're not regretting having hurt you, they regret doing it to your face...