Ah, love. That’s what the world has lost. There’s no more love, only the illusion of it.

Life is much different from the days when there were lilies in my mother’s garden, and all my secrets fit into a paper cup.

My head is my favorite swimming pool.

I can almost see what Gabriel meant when he asked, 'What has the free world got that you can’t get here?' Almost. Freedom, Gabriel. That’s what you can’t get here.

I've done it all before, I tell myself, and I can do it again. Trust is the strongest weapon.

I don’t have too many books, I have too little shelving.

You can't be afraid. You can be sad if you like. You can be angry. But it's the fear that'll freeze you in place.