“It isnt for wantof something to say--something to tell you--something you should know--but to detain you--keep you from going--feeling myself hereas long as you are--as long as you are”

“Keeping your emotions all locked up is something that’s unfair to you. When you clearly know how you feel. You should say it.”

“Do you ever feel like you do something or are something for so long that it defines you?”

“...sometimes the happiest ending isn't the one you keep longing for, but something you absolutely cannot see from where you are.”

“Do you know what the mathematical expression is for longing? ... The negative numbers. The formalization of the feeling that you are missing something.”

“When they ask how you’re feeling, you tell them you’re feeling like something important died screaming. You tell them you’re feeling like something even more important arrived breathing, something you should probably try feeding. When they ask how you’re living, you tell them you’re living like something important died hissing. You tell them you’re living like something even more important arrived giving, something you should probably try willing.”