Perhaps a part of him was still refusing to believe, despite all the evidence.

The part of her that understood everything refused to reveal its intentions.

Some part of him refused to admit that Coil was gone.

A part of him refused to believe it any other way.

I guess a part of me still refused to believe what Tom was.

Little did he understand it, but a tiny, powerful part of him refused to let her go.

But a part of him refused to believe it.

Another part refused to admit he couldn't figure this out by himself.

The greater part of him, though, respected death too much, and refused the urge.

The reason he could not hold it still was because part of him refused to believe that this thing had any connection with humanity.