(..) - What did you tell mother? - That grandfather softened. Want three lumps? Nobody does it for you. It gives you something to look forward to. Until we convince grandpa that we can be two, we must be only one. - Who goes to school? - Why, you. - And who'll be with Grandpa? (..)

(..) and we were pretty sure he was going to be executed. Plane had a -hour lay-over at Delhi and that's how long I had to convince him to come over to us instead of going home to die. There's a little room. I'm sitting here. He's sitting there. The Americans had had him tortured. He had no fingernails. (..)

(..) Yes. I'm sorry you weren't more honest with Elizabeth from the beginning. I'm sorry you wanted to know her so desperately that you convinced yourself we could keep her safe. I couldn't sit back and watch you make the same mistake with Agnes. I didn't betray you. (..)