“He was already fading. I knew that it wouldn't be long until he was just a vague image, however much I tried to cling onto his memory.”

“The whole fairground with all its memories would soon be smashed into the dust.”

“He was one of those people who completely changes when they smile. Like the sun had come out.”

“Just for a moment, amid all the bad stuff, this was a happy place again.”

“When I write I like to give equal justice to lyrics, too. I want the song to have meaning for me so I can make it have meaning for the audience.”

“The best way to waste your life is by taking notes. The easiest way to avoid living is to just watch. Look for the details. Report. Don't participate. Let Big Brother do the singing and dancing for...”

“Most of the people in the audience were white and old. They had the gaunt look of people who have seen all the important movies and can now only look forward to reruns.”

“I believe in a higher consciousness. I also believe that nature is supremely conscious. A tree is more conscious than we are.”

“Many are concerned with going to heaven or hell, But fail to realize that you can be living in heaven or hell right here on Earth.”

“We are barely conscious. With a higher consciousness we can open the door between infinite possibilities.”

“When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for t...”

“You know Balbec so well - do you have friends in the area?'I have friends wherever there are companies of trees, wounded but not vanquished, which huddle together with touching obstinacy to implore...”

“Things that matter are not easy. Feelings of happiness are easy. Happiness is not. Flirting is easy. Love is not. Saying youre friends is easy. Being friends is not.”