Arch of Triumph

“Words spoken in the dark — how can they be true? Genuine words need much light.”

He drank his calvados. “It is the second night,” he said. “The dangerous night. The charm of the unknown is gone and the charm of familiarity has not yet come. We'll survive it.”

“That is the crazy thing about the world: you may turn into an archangel, a fool, or a criminal — no one will see it. But when a button is missing — everyone sees that.”