“Light doesnt always keep the dark things away, Nyx said.”

“We worship the same God and we carry the same sins.”

“What were all of them, really, but bits of something else? Bits of stars?”

“Ahmed turned, and leaned into him. Kissed him on the mouth again.Im pretty fucked up, Eshe said.Its a good thing Im perfect, then.”

“And there is good money to be made when things are bad.”

“We must rewrite our story from one of fear to one of celebration.”

“Every failure was a stepping stone towards a greater success.”

“There are many things that make a man irritable when he arrives home from work in the evening and a sensible wife will usually notice the storm-signals and will leave him alone until he simmers down.”

“Oblivion, she thought. That was the world she lived in. It was what they should name some countries, towns, and places.”

“A lot of men wouldn't like being called a romantic. It's not macho enough.'Quite often men are fools.”