“There is a light within our soul that burns brighter than the sun. And we ignore it.”

“Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Most of my beholders are blind.”

“I want to douse myself in silver words and whisper away all rue.”

“Even dead fallen leaves go a long way with the wind before getting crushed.”

“LOOK AT MY BLOOD FLOWERS, BECAUSE I WRITE WITH A SERENE SHARP BLADE THAT SOOTHES. AS MUCH AS CUTS INTO THE DEEPEST PARTS OF MY SOUL.”

“All these mirrorscarnival distortionsof selves we never were.”

“There is a light within our soul that burns brighter than the sun. And we ignore it.”

“It's not much. You begin by thinking there is something extraordinary about it. But you'll find out, when you've been out in the world a while longer, unhappiness is the commonest thing there is.”

“A man can gasp out his life beside you-and you feel none of it. Pity, Sympathy, sure-but you don't feel the pain. Your belly is whole and that's what counts. A half-yard away someone's world is snu...”