“But you do deny this!” Prince Kellhus cried, like a lover confronted by an impossible infidelity. “All of you! You kneel, but you also cheat—cheat the fire of your own heart! You give breath to lie after lie, clamour that this fire is not the Truth. That you are strong. That you are not alone. That those who love you do know you. That you lust not for obscene things. That you fear not your brother in any way. That you understand everything!”
