Niall Williams: "Seolah-olah kami berada di jantung labirin. Kami kewa...

"Seolah-olah kami berada di jantung labirin. Kami kewalahan oleh besarnya tugas di depan. Mary telah memberi kami sebotol susu dan sesendok teh longgar, jadi, karena tidak dapat memutuskan apa yang harus dilakukan, kami melakukan apa yang dilakukan semua pria dan wanita Irlandia: kami minum teh. Tiba-tiba matahari muncul dan bukan untuk pertama atau terakhir kalinya kami merasakannya mengangkat kami dan mengubah segalanya. Rasanya seperti liburan."

--- Niall Williams

Versi Bahasa Inggris

It was as if we were at the heart of a maze. We were overwhelmed by the enormity of the tasks ahead. Mary had given us a bottle of milk and a spoonful of loose tea, and so, unable to decide what to do, we did what all Irish men and women do: we had tea. Suddenly the sun appeared and not for the first or last time we felt it uplifting us and changing everything. It seemed like a holiday.