“Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.”
“The snail may leave a trail of slime behind him, but a little slime will do a man no harm, while if you dance with dragons, you must expect to burn.”
“Precipitate as weather, she appeared from somewhere, then evaporated, leaving only memory.”
“You always leave something behind when you start something new.”
“Perhaps there are just some things you leave behind when you choose a new life.”
“A verbal promise behind closed doors, even a statement written on paper-these could easily evaporate . . . .”