“It all began with dreams that did not come true.”

“As a woman ravaged by intense pain and the loss of virtually all my life’s goals, I have been transformed by suffering and love. And brought to a higher place.”

“I lead a life of contradiction. I’ve experienced horrific pain, a non-caring medical system, and total loss of the career I felt I was born for. Yet I feel completely blessed.”

“My poem must expurgate my manhoodunveil the animality of the best of my being,reveal both the monster behind the friendly smileand the humanity of my most evil deeds;I shall undress the species to its pure nudity,relegate our vanity to the dustbin of time;I shall tell a new story.”

“Touch blue and your wish will come true.”

“Oh, come on. You eye-hump him all through British History.”

“Is there such a thing?' Birle asked.He looked thoughtfully at her, but not as if he saw her. 'Men have dreamed of it, although none has ever held it in his hand, not to my knowledge. I cannot say that there is such a thing, no. But equally I cannot say there is not. Why should a man be able to dream of it if it cannot be? If it is so impossible, then what put's it into a man's mind? Greed puts many things into men's mind, and fear does too. But men dream of other things, as well-- of justice, of the lost golden age, of an order to their world... of medicine to cure all sickness...”