But I know what darkness is, it accumulates, thickens, then suddenly bursts and drowns everything.

Watt's concern, deep as it appeared, was not after all what the figure was, in reality, but with what the figure appeared to be, in reality.

Don’t wait to be hunted to hide, that was always my motto.

Reality, whether approached imaginatively or empirically, remains a surface, hermetic.

Normally I didn’t see a great deal. I didn’t hear a great deal either. I didn’t pay attention. Strictly speaking I wasn’t there. Strictly speaking I believe I’ve never been anywhere.

Yes, I dont know why, but I have never been disappointed, and I often was in the early days, without feeling at the same time, or a moment later, an undeniable relief.

Better hope deferred than none.