“The pain was a river I rode; I could not plant my feet in it or it would knock me down”

“By the River Piedra I sat down and wept. There is a legend that everything that falls into the waters of this river -- leaves, insects, the feathers of birds -- is transformed into the rocks that make the riverbed. If only I could tear out my heart and hurl it into the current, then my pain and longing would be over, and I could finally forget.”

“I took a gamble on her, thinking that my gut was right, that I had finally met someone that would always hold my attention. But she knocked me off my fucking feet.”

“I could drink a case of you, darlin'...and I would still be on my feet, yes I would still be on my feet...”

“And with that answer, he left me. I would much rather he had knocked me down.”

“I will plant my feet on that step where my parents put me as a child, until self-evident truth comes to light.”