“He's soft and strong at the same time; beautiful and cold like a polished japanese katana.”

“And it was good just to hold her and touch the softness of her skin. He wanted to hold her hard, not to hurt her but to keep her safe, to show her that he was strong enough to protect her. Her beauty was like fire and strange music, and he loved her.”

“In Japanese culture it is said that if a vase is accidently broken and then glued back together, it becomes even more beautiful... regardless of its defects. It can be the same with people.”

“Strong delusions travel like cold germs on a sneeze.”

“This soft grass suggests 'softness' to me, but also at the same time 'lying-down-ness'.”

“You have rare beauty the like I have never seen but you will be more beautiful heavy with my seed,” he stated softly.”

“We're kissing in the rain.' Her voice was hard and soft at the same time. Like the velvet armchairs. Like the black rain inked on his hand.”