“He understood it then. The potential, the utter, unbelievable freedom to be whoever existed underneath his skin.”
“Whoever thought that he had understood something of me had merely construed something out of me, after his own image.”
“Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.[A caution he gives his students, to be wary of dogmatism.]”
“He only earns his freedom and existence who daily conquers them anew.”
“You are your father's daughter,' he said, the skin around his eyes tightening. 'Trent is his father's son. Apart, you are annoying. Together...you have the potential to be a problem.”
“She understood his passion because she felt the same way: as if nothing was more important than the touch of her skin to his, as if she'd die if he left her.”