“It seemed in life, whenever you were wanted, it was for some discussion or explanation. Silence was just something to be filled.”

“there was something about being alone in places that were usually filled with people that made them seem particularly empty when it was just you.”

“We all need something to help us unwind at the end of the day. You might have a glass of wine, or a joint, or a big delicious blob of heroin to silence your silly brainbox of its witterings but there has to be some form of punctuation, or life just seems utterly relentless.”

“Look, we all have something to bring to this discussion. But I think from now on the thing you should bring is silence. - Rimmer”

“If you can't get what you want, you end up doing something else, just to get some relief. Just to keep from going crazy. Because when you're sad enough, you look for ways to fill you up.”

“There's nothing essentially romantic about things like roses or jewelry. Romance starts as some blank concept, and then you just fill it in with objects so you have something to point to when you want to make it real.”