Luc személy
Idézetek
Don’t you remember, she told him then, when you were nothing but shadow and smoke?
Darling, he’d said in his soft, rich way, I was the night itself.
– Soha nem értettem, miért kellene olyasmiben hinnem, amit nem értek, nem hallok, vagy nem látok – mondja hangosan.
Luc felvonja a szemöldökét.
– Azt hiszem, ezt nevezik hitnek.
– Mondja az ördög Isten házában.
419. oldal
“Why would anyone trade a lifetime of talent for a few years of glory?”
Luc’s smile darkens. “Because time is cruel to all, and crueler still to artists. Because vision weakens, and voices wither, and talent fades.” He leans close, twists a lock of her hair around one finger. “Because happiness is brief, and history is lasting, and in the end,” he says, “everyone wants to be remembered.”
“Humans are so ill-equipped for peace.”
Part Five Chapter V