All This I Will Give to You

by Dolores Redondo

For a moment his feelings and desires seemed to count for nothing; he was trapped by circumstances; and a terrifying, inexplicable power was smashing reality into his face.

When had he forgotten that writing was engendered by pure misery, pain beyond words, and secrets dying inside?

We should have realized that’s exactly what he was, a child who’d gotten lost in the dark and was scared half to death.

Manuel knew that trusting someone always means taking a leap of faith. It’s like throwing oneself off a precipice.

Manuel felt a profound gratitude toward them, toward all men who take responsibility for the horrors committed by others, who condemn themselves for injustices wrought elsewhere.