I think it would be very foolish not to take the irrational seriously.

Yes, the stories are dangerous, she was right. A book is a magic carpet that flies you off elsewhere. A book is a door. You open it. You step through. Do you come back?

Everything is imprinted for ever with what it once was.

Written on the body is a secret code only visible in certain lights; the accumulations of a lifetime gather there

We fear passion and laugh at too much love and those who love too much. And still we long to feel.

Trust me, I'm telling you stories. ... I can change the story. I am the story.

The best language is always found in books because it's considered. It's a high language. Sometimes, it is complex and difficult. It's empowering and offers a way to speak about yourself that you don't have if all you are doing is reading the newspaper and watching TV.