“Maybe the trying is the thing. Maybe it doesn't get better than that. Maybe you never quite get there. And maybe that's okay.”

“What was it about not knowing a person that allowed you to wonder whether she might be the answer to all your problems?”

“The truth will set you free. Unless you're guilty.”

“Deep down, everyone wants the truth.”

“The irrational thoughts were the ones with the power to burn holes in your gut.”

“The good guys had to operate on a higher level than the killers--just for society to keep track of who was who.”

“Creativity is the state of consciousness in which you enter into the treasury of your innermost being and bring the beauty into manifestation. (p.232)”

“Do you think I'm pretty?I think you're beautifulBeautiful?You are so beautiful, it hurts sometimes.”

“As if you were on fire from within.The moon lives in the lining of your skin.”