The Lesson Quotes

“It is done, then," Okaios said. "I supposed this was better than the alternative."

The sadness in his voice reminded Mera of an owner who has lost his prize pet. "No," she said. "A better alternative would have been no one dying."

"Then how would they learn?" Okaios asked.”
― Cadwell Turnbull, The Lesson

“He had mistaken his place in this story. The realization filled him with both terror and a little relief, the relief faint but present. He hoped the feeling would someday give him a measure of peace.”
― Cadwell Turnbull, The Lesson

“Derrick knew that it made no sense to argue. He could see the conversation in all its variations and it would boil down to the simple truth that separated them: They each did not believe the other's version of the world. It wasn't something that could be resolved with talk.”
― Cadwell Turnbull, The Lesson