“With each daunting step, the armor I’d always worn like a protective cloak unraveled, and my footing faltered.”
“When we protect ourselves so we won't feel pain, that protection becomes like armor, like armor that imprisons the softness of of the heart.”
“My role in all of this is very simple. I make clothing like armor. My clothing protects you from unwelcome eyes.”
“For the freedom of the soul burns when the cloak of conformity is worn.”
“ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.”
“How do you say yoo-hoo in Arabic?""I believe that yoo-hoo could be part of a universal language," Dan said. "Like ow. Or- you're stepping on my foot.""That's universal?""No, you're stepping on my foot. Ow."Amy moved.”