Experience teaches you how to do things you never want to do again.

I wish I could write a beautiful book to break those hearts that are soon to cease to exist: a book of faith and small neat worlds and of people who live by the philosophies of popular songs.

The night you gave me my birthday party... you were a young Lieutenant and I was a fragrant phantom, wasn't I? And it was a radiant night, a night of soft conspiracy and the trees agreed that it was all going to be for the best.

I play the radio and moon about...and dream of Utopias where its always July the 24th 1935, in the middle of summer forever.

One illusion is as good as another.

Father said conflict develops the character

There's nothing on earth to do here but look at the view and eat. You can imagine the result since I do not like to look at views.