The problems between you and me began when I started trying to create context around things that were meant to be forgotten. Our problems began when I started searching for a way to explain everything that felt so inexplicable. Our problems began when I was expected to shrink myself, as you had been forced to do, but instead I insisted on expanding. — I know that by writing this book, I risk appearing ungrateful for the sacrifices of those who came before me, including your own.
