I have to convince myself that this is not a pointless life, even the body is telling me so.

Hey! Shouts Camel. There ain't no woman in the world worth two bottles of whiskey!

I just think I'm better equipped to make a study of human personality than trying to get into the mind of animals.

I look after those who look after me." He smacks his lips, stares at me, and adds, "I also look after those who don't." - Sara Gruen (Water for Elephants)

With a secret like that, at some point the secret itself becomes irrelevant. The fact that you kept it does not.

It's just a crazy damned life, that's all.

...if you expect people to try to do things your way, you're going to have to give some hints as to what that way is.