“There is only what you want and what happens. There is only grabbing on and holding tight in the darkness.”

“You have to go forward: It's the only way. You have to go forward no matter what happens. This is the universal law.”

“All human eyes are useless. You see only what you expect to see, and nothing more; and what is the use of sight like that?”

“Take down the walls.That is, after all, the whole point. You do not know what will happen if you take down the walls; you cannot see through to the other side, don't know whether it will bring freedom or ruin, resolution or chaos. It might be paradise, or destruction.Take down the walls.Otherwise you must live closely, in fear, building barricades against the unknown, saying prayers against the darkness, speaking verse of terror and tightness. Otherwise you may never know hell, but you will not find heaven, either. You will not know fresh air and flying.”

“This is what I want. This is the only thing I've ever wanted. Everything else—every single second of every single day that has come before this very moment, this kiss—has meant nothing.”

“There is no before. There is only now, and what comes next.”

“This is what happens when you try to help people. You get screwed.”