People only tell lies when there is something they are terribly frightened of losing.
My unhappiness protects me from life.
Immersing oneself in the problems of a book is a good way to keep from thinking of love.
I am nothing but a corpse now, a body at the bottom of a well.
It may not happen in the first instant, but within ten minutes of meeting a man, a woman has a clear idea of who he is, or at least who he might be for her, and her heart of hearts has already told her whether or not she's going to fall in love with him.
Ka found it very soothing: for the first time in years, he felt part of a family. In spite of the trials and responsibilities of what was called 'family', he saw now the joys of its unyielding togetherness, and was sorry not to have known more of it in his life.