“Mouse likes to drag you to uninhabited areas with no cell signal—all those places perfect for dying of exposure.”

“They claim a hidden corner of our hearts, all those moments that stay with us unscreamed. That's where loves, like elephants, drag themselves to die. It's the place where pride allows itself to cry.”

“He was the little mouse that I'd trained and fed with crumbs in my prison cell; the mouse that was crucified.”

“as you begin to eliminate your need for perfection in all areas of your life, you'll begin to discover the perfection in life itself”

“Or is it your reputation that's bothering you? But look at how soon we're all forgotten. The abyss of endless time that swallows it all. The emptiness of those applauding hands. The people who praise us; how capricious they are, how arbitrary. And the tiny region it takes place. The whole earth a point in space - and most of it uninhabited.”

“Time is fluid, so the moments where everything feels perfect pass in a wink, and those where you're on your knees in despair drag on like the death of a thousand cuts.”