Don't be afraid Daniel. I can't tell you why, but know this: I choose to forget. Try to find comfort and strength in that fact. There is a purpose. You are my final effort to put things right.

Paint the man, cut the lines, cut the flesh, watch the blood spill – let it come!

Why did he have to go in there? You don't go into burning houses. He should have known better.

Optimism is a most hopeless feeling, but I must retain it.

The statues were praying – gazing into the dark domed ceiling.