“Sometimes I think I'd rather be frightened than bored. At least when you're frightened you know you're alive.”

“You think You're frightening me with Your hell, don't You? You think Your hell is worse than mine.”

“I'd rather know what you're thinking - even if what you're thinking is insane.”

“I'd rather stay asleep than have to learn all those frightening secrets.”

“I want to give you whatever elusive, impossible, goddamned mysterious thing it is you need in order to be happy. Does that frighten you? Well, it frightens the hell out of me. Don't you think I'd stop feeling this way if I could? It's not as if you're the easiest woman in the world to—" He checked himself suddenly.”

“Most children would rather preserve the fantasy of a loving connection with their fathers and mothers, at all costs, even if it costs them their self-esteem. When you're three or seven years old, it's less frightening to think of yourself as an unlovable, disappointing screwup than to recognize the fact that you're living with a monster.”