" i steal into their dreams,” he said. “i steal into their most shameful thoughts, i’m in every shiver, every spasm of their souls, i steal into their hearts, i scrutinize their most fundamental beliefs, i scan their irrational impulses, their unspeakable emotions, i sleep in their lungs during the summer and their muscles during the winter, and all of this i do without the least effort, without intending to, without asking or seeking it out, without constraints, driven only by love and devotion.

— roberto bolano, 2666.