“...I'm not in control and without a firm spot, like Archimedes I can't move the world - let alone your heart..”

“...some people won't even own a dog for fear it will die - you can't bubble-wrap your heart...”

“...I'm constantly agitated, restless - I work moments like worry beads until I see your face...”

“...I'm a modern mountebank - I believe in Physiognomy - after all, we are in control of our face - it's the map of where we've been...”

“...at dawn, the grains of sleep turn to floating black spots, then out of focus the world tilts, and the cat scratches at the door...”

“...you can use words if you wish, but I'm warning you - I've learned how to read your heart ...”

“...you can have a dark heart and be a writer, but you can't have a black one..”