He hated the men floating in sleep in the big stone houses. Because their lives were ordered and their rooms tidy. Because they got up every morning and did their public work. Because they weren't going to dynamite their factories and have naked parties in the fire.

I was 15 when I first became deeply touched by the rhythm and structure of words.

Pay attention to the cracks, because that's where the light gets in.

I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair, with a love so vast and shattered it will reach you everywhere.

Most of our distractions are designed to invite us away from this recognition, which is a good idea.

Anything I tell you is an alibi for something else." Then let's be quiet together.

This mental space is occupied and everything is mine.