“Love sometimes makes people ruthless in a way that not even hatred can.”

“Suddenly it all seemed luminously clear. Love had very little to do with fear and emotional sabotage; love had to do with trust.”

“Telling the truth can be a dirty job.”

“I didn't go there lightly. I knew even then that this was the beginning of something very hard to reverse. But I couldn't do otherwise now: I was too possessed”

“You know, when you're unhappy you don't have the strength left to take care of others. But it doesn't mean you don't love them.”

“What kind of heart does one have to have in order to be able to get rid of these, without regret, as if they were empty beer cans?”

“I had fallen out of my secure world, precipitated beyond the territories I had only begun to control so skillfully. What a foolish step to take. What an insane move to make.”