“In every community, there is work to be done.In every nation, there are wounds to heal.In every heart, there is the power to do it.”
“Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector's passion borders on the chaos of memories.”
“There is the hidden presence of others in us, even those we have known briefly. We contain them for the rest of our lives, at every border that we cross.”
“On the day that Raphael crossed the border, the seas had turned a violent impossible blue, as had every river and every lake across the world. Even the rain that fell from the sky was a glorious blue, and when it shattered, it left behind a sparkling residue, faceted diamond dust in the palm”
“Every passion borders on chaos, that of the collector on the chaos of memory.”