Mountains, according to the angle of view, the season, the time of day, the beholder's frame of mind, or any one thing, can effectively change their appearance. Thus, it is essential to recognize that we can never know more than one side, one small aspect of a mountain.

Nobody likes being alone that much. I don't go out of my way to make friends, that's all. It just leads to disappointment.

Everyone may be ordinary, but they're not normal.

Your work should be an act of love, not a marriage of convenience.

I want to believe you, but if that's true, I just don't get it. Why does loving somebody mean you have to hurt them just as much? I mean, if that's the way it goes, what's the point of loving someone?

Nights without work I spend with whisky and books.

What we needed were not words and promises but a steady accumulation of small realities.