But when she tried to say something, the words always seemed trite and inadequate. Nothing measured up. When any moment might be their last, there wa… - Alastair Reynolds
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But when she tried to say something, the words always seemed trite and inadequate. Nothing measured up. When any moment might be their last, there was nothing she could ever imagine saying that had the necessary dignity to fill that instant. Silence was better. Silence had its own dignity.
She would worry, just as you worry. It’s the people who don’t worry—those who never have any doubts that what they’re doing is good and right—they’re the ones that cause the problems.
I guess I’ll do what everyone else does: get on with my life and forget the big questions.
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