“are you a victim or volunteer in your unhappy, failing relationship.”

“you can't hold on and let go to (at the sametime) of you worthless, unhappy, failing relationship”

“The role of benefactor is worse than thankless, it's the role of a victim, Doctor, a sacrificial victim, yes, they want your blood, Doctor, they want your blood on the altar steps of their outraged, outrageous egos!”

“I love you and sometimes that means you have to sacrifice your own happiness to be selfless.”

“Have you ever met someone for the first time, but in your heart you feel as if you’ve met them before?”

“Falling into a black hole would not be pleasant, having your limbs torn asunder and all the while appearing to your friends to be frozen in time just as you fell in”

“In any case, fire burns; that's its nature, and you can't expect to change that. You can use it to cook your meat or to burn down your neighbor's house. And is the fire you use for cooking any different from the one you use for burning? And does that mean you should eat your supper raw?"Maddy shook her head, still puzzled. "So what you're saying is . . . I shouldn't play with fire," she said at last.Of course you should," said One-Eye gently. "But don't be surprised if the fire plays back.”