How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"I'm not Cain because there is no Cain, there never was. Not the Cain they talk about. He never existed. A man from Medusa called Delta agreed to become a lie named Cain. I'm that man." (31.3)
More truth as we get closer to the end. And this is doubly true. Cain is a lie not only because he's a lie in the book, but also because he (like all the characters) is a fiction. The novel, as it winds down, tells you more and more emphatically that it's made up—it shows you how all the pieces were put in place, so you can admire the complicated craftsmanship of deceit.