“At the exit, they sell home-made soap with the evil eye attached, to protect yourself from people who'd wish you ill. I buy one, wondering, How do you hang it inside yourself?”
“When you protect yourself from pain, be sure you do not protect yourself from love.”
“How do you protect yourself from something you can't even see?”
“Seclusion wasn't good for anyone; it made you forget how to protect yourself.”
“Dreams have one-way doors—the door you enter cannot be exited from, and the door you exit from cannot be used for reentry. And I just want to sell tickets to an event people will pay to sleep through.”
“You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.”