“Write words you’re willing to burn at the stake for. Write words you’d believe in even if the rest of the world didn’t.”

“He says one word, nodding into the daylight. "Look." It's an astounding word. It's a gift.”

“Real’ is a dirty word in this place.”

“Cure" is one of the most precious words in the English language. It's a short word. A clean and simple word. But it isn't so easy a thing as it sounds. There are questions like: How will this affect us in ten years? In twenty? What will it do to our children? Our children's children?”

“Every word out of your mouth," he pants, "has been a lie, hasn't it?""No," I say softly. "Not everything.""What about your name?" he says. "Is your name even Rhine?”

“The only characters I ever don't like are ones that leave no impression on me. And I don't write characters that leave no impression on me.”

“Home?' I say. It's a word that can mean anywhere and nowhere.”