I think I would rather just live my life,” Teddy said, “not make an artifice of it. - Kate Atkinson

Sometimes,' Sylvie said, 'one can mistake gratitude for love.

The aircraft found the ground before Teddy did and he watched as it exploded in a glittery starburst of light. He would live, he realized. There would be an afterward after all. He gave thanks to whichever god had stepped in to save him.

All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good women to do nothing.