"I've met men I would trust in the mouth of hell. Byrne or Douglas. I would trust them to breathe for me, to pump my blood with their hearts." "Did you love them best? Would they be the ones you'd choose?" "To die with? No. The one time I've felt what you describe was with a woman." "A lover, you mean?" said Jack. "Not your own flesh and blood?" "I think she was my own flesh and blood. I truly believe she was."