Lists are a form of power.

“She sat beside him on the bench, and her presence troubled him. He was inside t…”

“He was a compact, clearcut man, with precise features, a lot of very soft black…”

“He hesitated. “They were what stayed alive, when I’d been taught and examined e…”

“I cannot bear not to know the end of a tale. I will read the most trivial thing…”