How we cite our quotes: (line number)
Quote #10
I came unto you (He laughs, so faintly) and you have comforted me. Dear Peter. (274)
The language is supposed to be Biblical, but there's also a double entendre—"came unto you" could refer to sexual orgasm. The apocalyptic end of the book could be not about death, but about homosexual love, which is seen as both liberating and impossible.