"For a moment I thought I knew exactly how Christ must have felt as He called John."

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“I can make anything disappear, if I really want to.”

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“Hell is not a place, it's a state of mind and body; hell is obsession with a voice, a face, a name.”

“Memories are like fireflies darting across the surface of my mind, showing me here and there images so sharp and vivid that I catch my breath in wonder before the vignette disappears, sinking like a pebble into the quicksand of regret and recrimination.”

“Death was the ultimate power and I his eager, willing apprentice.”

“Ah, well... hell is full of burning boats, did you know that, Nadir? I daresay that's what makes it so bloody hot.”

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