“If drugs really numb your consciousness, they'd be a good thing. As it was, they slowed you down, confused you, kept you vulnerable to violent flashes of recall, and then agitated you and made you unsure of what you knew and didn't know.”
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“Who will take care of me, my love, my dark angel, when you are gone?”
“Don't be afraid. I'm going to give you the choice I never had.”
“Goodnight sweet prince, may flights of devils wing you to your rest.”
“[smiling] And the more you tried, the more I wanted you.”