Grief doesn't arrive on schedule, as much as we'd like to.
Dave Eggers, The Circle.
“Theres less need to slowly acclimate these guys to the tank, Bailey said. Theyll be food pretty soon, so their happiness is less important than the sharks.”
“This was a new skill she'd acquired, the ability to look, to the outside world, utterly serene and even cheerful, while, in her skull, all was chaos.”
“Ty swept his arms around, encompassing everything around them, the vast campus above. All this. The fucking shark that eats the world.”
“I was trying to make the web more civil. I was trying to make it more elegant. I got rid of anonymity. I combined a thousand disparate elements into one unified system. But I didnt picture a world ...”
“Director of Ensuring the Future”
“Everyone will be tracked, cradle to grave, with no possibility of escape.”
“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.”
“Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face - I know it's an impossibility, but I cannot help myself.”
“So its true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”