“Venture deep into the wilderness of lost thought to the point that you physically shiver with apprehension, and there you will find creativity”
“It was unsettling, Laurel thought, suppressing a shiver, how quickly a person's presence could be erased, how easily civilization gave way to wilderness.”
“You shouldn’t have to venture deep down in order to get to love.”
“Deep down? That sounds like settling to me. You shouldn't have to venture deep down in order to get to love.”
“O God! what a thing it is to be a ghost, cowering and shivering in an altered world, a prey to apprehension and despair!”
“Below a certain point, if you keep too quiet, people no longer see you as thoughtful or deep; they simply forget you.”