“I was a hypocrite. When the roof came down, it was going to fall on me first.”
“The cops got out of the car and came straight towards me. My first thought was, How hypocritical… They head straight for the kid all in black…”
“I had enough trouble not falling down when the ground was dry; it might be safer for me to go back to bed now.”
“When I fall into the abyss, I go straight into it, head down and heels up, and I’m even pleased that I’m falling in just such a humiliating position, and for me I find it beautiful. And so in that very shame I suddenly begin a hymn.”
“Max:"So the first thing we're going to do," I told him, "is push you off the roof.”
“I was busy falling in love at first sight. So I had to stare. That's what you do when you're falling in love at first sight. You go into soft focus, and romantic music starts playing in the background.”