[He has to be stubborn. One can't take up a cause like his if they'll abandon it at the slightest doubt. He regards Anise the same way he regards anyone else who tries to dissuade him: with distant confusion and a touch of contempt. Even if he wanted to -- and he doesn't -- he could hardly change his mind now. Then, not only would he be a murderer, but it would have all been for nothing.]

The world will be free; not only from the Score, but from the temptation of it. The cost will be great... but the Score would throw away many more lives than me. There is a limit on my monstrosity. The same can't be said for everyone else.