- Daniel Collins: That woman will ruin our world.
- Ben Stokes: Mr. Daniel, our world was ruined a long time ago.
- Gabriel Collins: What is that?
- Flora Collins: My new novel. Isn't it glorious?
- Gabriel Collins: Well, I don't know. I haven't read it yet. Did you bring it for me?
- Flora Collins: No. No, not exactly. You must read it, though. It's by far my best work. I do hope the critics notice.
- Gabriel Collins: [reading the title] "A Summer's Death".
- Flora Collins: In three parts. The book, not the death. It's an ironic title. It's a story about love, a love that endures though the lovers die.