“Oblige me by taking away that knife. I can't look at the point of it. It reminds me of Roman history.”

“I look at the knife-Resting in a puddle of water-Near the ledge by the pulpit behind Aaron-Where I dropped it-And I hear it calling to me- Take me, it says- Take me and use me, it says-Aaron hold open his arms."Murder me," he says. "Become a man." Never let me go says the knife”

“When I look up to the sky between the narrow roofs, it reminds me of you, the one who is far, far away.”

“It reminded me of that tongue-in-cheek quick history of art I'd overheard...Used to be people couldn't draw very well, then they could, and now they can't again.”

“I take picture because i like to look at the pictures I take.It seems to me that when people take a picture of something, they instantly forget about it.They can look at the picture and remind themselves.”

“What?" I asked, swallowing a mouthful. "You remind me of me." "That can't be good." I took another mouthful.”