“Anything you can aquire is only another thing you'll lose.”

“The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.”

“Another thing is no matter how much you think you love somebody, you'll step back when the pool of their blood edges up too close.”

“On a night without moon or stars you can't see a thing, but you can imagine anything.”

“At some point, your memories, your stories, your adventures, will be the only things you'll have left.”

“You study any pretty democracy, from the ancient Greeks forward, and you'll see that the only way each system functions is with a working class of slaves. Peons to haul the garbage so the upper crust can campaign and vote.”

“Peter used to say, "The only thing an artist can do is describe his own face." You're doomed to being you. This, he says, leaves su free to draw anything, since we're only drawing ourselves. Your handwriting. The way you walking. Which China pattern you choose. It's all giving you away. Everything you do shows your hand. Everything is a self-portrait. Everything is a Diary.”