"There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her."

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Tom gets by, Navidson succeeds. Tom just wants to be, Navidson must become. And yet despite such obvious differences, anyone who looks past Tom's wide grin and considers his eyes will find surprisingly deep pools of sorrow. Which is how we know they are brothers, because like Tom, Navidson's eyes share the same water.

— Mark Z. Danielewski