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

“Men did not like women to weep. It reminded them of their own failings.”

“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.”

“I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are.”

“Souls are flowers, only God has the right to pluck them. But those who commit suicide: their souls are the rotten blossoms of devil's garden.”

“We live in a dark and romantic and quite tragic world.”

“She was bendable light: she shone around every corner of my day.”

“Over the summit, I saw the so-called Mono desert lying dreamily silent in the thick, purple light -- a desert of heavy sun-glare beheld from a desert of ice-burnished granite.”

“Love is a weapon of Light, and it has the power to eradicate all forms of darkness. That is the key. When we offer love even to our enemies, we destroy their darkness and hatred...”