[Gonturan] is a true friend, but a friend with thoughts of her own, and the thoughts of others are dangerous.

The insides of our own minds are the scariest things there are.

Sometimes it is better not to know. Sometimes when you do know you just fold up.

What we can do, we must do: we must use what we are given, and we must use it the best we can, however much or little help we have for the task. What you have been given is a hard thing--a very hard thing... But my darling, what if there were no one who could do the difficult things?

I wondered what you'd have on the side with a plate of Deep Fried Anxiety. Pickles? Coleslaw? Potato-strychnine mash?

I like that: a little pressure on the understood boundaries of yourself. Sounded like something out of a self-awareness class, probably with yoga. See what kind of a pretzel you can tie yourself into and press on the understood... I was raving, if only to myself.

Yes, I am letting my own experience color my answer, which is what experience is for.