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“We have only one story. All novels, all poetry, are built on the never-ending contest in ourselves of good and evil. And it occurs to me that evil must constantly respawn, while good, while virtue is venerable as nothing else in the world is.”

i can’t believe Tom and Dessie ended up like this.

i don’t know if i’ll ever figure out how i feel about Adam. And don’t even get me started on Cathy.

‘But I would like to know what kind of blood is in my boys. When they grow up — won’t I be looking for something in them?’
‘Yes, you will. And I will warn you now that not their blood but your suspicion might build evil in them. They will be what you expect of them.’