“That saying always struck me as strange, you know. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. It’s supposed to describe a pain indescribable, oui? As if by refusing to wish it on the one you despise most, you place it in a tier above all others. But the worst pain I ever felt? Perhaps I’m a cunt, coldblood, but the thought of my enemies suffering it too makes the notion I had to live through it a little easier to bear.”

