“magic persists without usno matter what we may do to try to spoil it”

“It was a joy! Words weren't dull, words were things that could make your mind hum. If you read them and let yourself feel the magic, you could live without pain, with hope, no matter what happened to you.”

“But my whole life has been a matter of fighting for one simple hour to do what I want to do. There was always something getting in the way of my getting to myself.”

“Things get bad for all of us, almost continually, and what we do under the constant stress reveals who/what we are.”

“Sometimes a man doesn’t know what to do about things and sometimes it’s best to lie very still and try not to think at all about anything.”

“if you think they didn't go crazy in tiny rooms just like you're doing now without women without food without hope then you're not ready. ”

“what matters most is how well you walk through the fire”