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"They walked back the long way; between them was the good, appeasing silence of friendship. They shook hands in farewell. The pressure of their hands was a wordless alliance."

-Roth, Joseph. The Spider's Web (pg. 92)

"Secret orders urged readiness for November 2. Theodor had three weeks. He no longer slept. His day was filled with haste without purpose."

-Roth, Joseph. The Spider's Web (pg. 84)

"Theodor carried away the sound of his pounding heels into his study, no more adventures threatened him, messengers came, he cut open letters with the smooth paper knife whose cool ivory surface he caressed."

-Roth, Joseph. The Spider's Web (pg. 61)

"The newspapers were full of sensations: Communist attack foiled by a member of the Technical Emergency Aid. Theodor Lohse was mentioned several times. Congratulations were offered. Theodor had become a rare guest in the circle of German right-wing listeners. He no longer went to the college. There was time for that."

-Roth, Joseph. The Spider's Web (pg. 45)

"Never could he reach her, how did he even want to?"

-Roth, Joseph. The Spider's Web (pg. 22)

"Theodor grew up in the house of his father, the railroad customs inspector and former constable Wilhelm Lohse. Little Theodor was a blond, ambitious and well-behaved boy. He had yearned for the significance he later received, but never dared to believe in it. It could be said that he exceeded the expectations he had never set on himself."

-Roth, Joseph. The Spider's Web (pg. 17)