"Love is a hard, autumn word, shining like a diamond against a winter reality. Love makes demands, not concessions. Carlson spoke the truth of things back at Sang’s and his words cut deep, left to fester in Garrett’s mind. Garrett is a coward."
"The last few years have been a long con, a plot that Sang and Carlson both saw right through. Carrington knew Garrett would risk going north for the same reason that Sang somehow knew about Winneh. Running from the settlement, running from Sang was cowardly, most of all because he didn’t say the things he should have, not to Sang. Running is always easier than saying the truth. Sang or Winneh, it’s a ridiculous question that will never need an answer. Garrett isn’t running to Winneh, he’s running to the tribe, moreover he’s running away. That’s what he does, what he’s always done. Being with Sang means settling down, and in some capacity, reentering the world, a concept that still sends Garrett into a panic."