“I'm not certain that I understand all I know about that.”

“The Windowsill Over the Sink[...] begins to crowd around you with its clutter showing you that you can keep everything but promises.”

“An ordinary man can enjoy breakfasting on juice and rye bread.But when you are underfed, scorned, miserable or just plain bored, you don’t want to eat dull wholesome food.You want something a little more colourful, exciting, tastier, meatier and juicier.”

“Looking can make you want. Wanting can get you thinking. If you want them to stop thinking, just give them what they want.”

“Logs drowse in the pondDreaming of their heroesAlligator and crocodile”

“I can understand why people jump off bridges.”

“I'm sorry I'm so pathetic," he thought, and then realized he had also said it.Beth laughed, so lightly and so kindly that Denis felt it in his chest, not his stomach.Can I tell you a secret?"Yes, tell me all your secrets Denis kept to himself.Beth leaned in, whispered: "All boys are pathetic.”