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1 " That's arrogance, Harry. " he said, gently. " On a level so deep, you don't even realize it exists. And do you know why it's there?" " No?" I asked. He smiled again. " Because you have set a higher standard for yourself. You think that, because you have more power than others, you have to do more with it." " To whom much is given, much is required," I said, without looking up. He barked out a short laugh. " For someone who repeatedly tells me he has no faith, you have a surprising capacity to quote scripture. And that's just my point." I eyed him. " What?" " You wouldn't be twisting yourself into knots like this, Harry, if you didn't care." " So?" " Monsters don't care," Michael said. " The damned don't care, Harry. The only way to go beyond redemption is to choose to take yourself there. The only way to do it is to stop caring. "
