“I am not one to rely upon the expert procedure. It is the psychology I seek, not the fingerprint or the cigarette ash.”
“...it was easy to get an incomplete picture of the world if one relied solely on experts, and how important is would be to further rely on oneself”
“I am the one who knows better than to ask for help. I am the one who picked up the pieces, the one who does not deserve to be thanked, the one with no expectations, the one who has learned to rely on herself, the one who became convinced that love and happiness are things bestowed upon other people.”
“Then I will speak upon the ashes.”
“Psychologically, I will not have to seek far if I decide to kill myself, because in my mind and heart I am more ready for this than for the unplanned daily tribulations that mark off the mornings and afternoons.”
“Of one thing I am perfectly sure: God's story never ends with 'ashes.”