““She tried to slide it back to proper true, but couldn't see the shape of it, and couldn't tell the way of things, and if it was a place where it was right.... She rinsed her face; she rinsed her hands and feet. She felt the panic rising in her then. She knew, she knew how quickly things could break. You did the things you could—you tended to the world for the world's sake. You hoped you would be safe. But still she knew: It could come crashing down, and there was nothing you could do. And yes, she knew she wasn't right..... She knew she wasn't true inside. She knew.””
