“When bitterness and emptiness are all that remains, a person tends to hold on to them with both hands.”

“[A]nd both of them remained floating in an empty universe where the only everyday and eternal reality was love.”

“The objects I chose were designed to hold something, but I didn't fill them up. They remained empty. They were little symbolic shrines to thirst.”

“Relationships - of all kinds - are like sand held in your hand. Held loosely, with an open hand, the sand remains where it is.The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers. You may hold onto it, but most will be spilled. A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But hold too tightly, too possessively, and the relationship slips away and is lost.”

“I would hold on, and hold on, until my hands clutch at emptiness.”

“All empty souls tend toward extreme opinions.”