The Sister

“Is it really necessary to record your life in order to make it worthwhile or commendable? Is it worthless to die without reference? Surely those testimonies last another generation or two at most, and even then they don't offer much meaning.” (page 35)

“My life took on the form of a treacherous board game, the people within it the counters. But I was playing on my own, for and against myself, discretely moving the counters, making sure each one was winning while ensuring that none of them were aware that they were being played.” (page 173-174)