“There are some mechanisms that are so—so broken that they cannot be repaired.”

“God knows we’re all drawn toward what’s beautiful and broken; I have been, but some people cannot be fixed. Or if they can be, it’s only by love and sacrifice so great it destroys the giver.”

“There are some people—people the universe seems to have singled out for special destinies. Special favors and special torments. God knows we're all drawn toward what's beautiful and broken; I have been, but some people cannot be fixed. Or if they can be; its only by love and sacrifice so great that it destroys the giver.”

“Or maybe it's just that beautiful things are so easily broken by the world.”

“Some Laws were meant to be broken.”

“So much saintlike patience cannot be good for anyone.”

“Dear me. Such harsh truths so early in the morning cannot be good for the digestion.”