Surely even the most vehement of ideologues couldn’t find anything wrong with Norway? — Catherine Webb

Chapter 28 (p. 119; ellipsis as in the book)

The world is ending, as it always must. But the end of the world is getting faster.

“I have to congratulate you,” she murmured as we walked, “on the thoroughness of your preparations. Every document and contact indicates that you are who you claim to be, a great achievement considering that you are not.”