“Down on my knees / I peel back the layers of the world.”

“Like the best convenience store in the world, / the mind is always open.”

“Writing is an act of discovery in which you peel back the layers of the story as you write it down.”

“The supernatural world was like an onion. You peel back the layers, only to find more layers, on and on, hopelessly trying to reach the mysterious core. Then you start crying.”

“Whenever she thought she could not feel more alone, the universe peeled back another layer of darkness.”

“Then she compared the work we did to the peeling of an onion: "It takes a long time, and we peel the layers slowly, incrementally, transparent layers, around and around, peeling until we get to the core," then she smiled, "and there are always tears." (141)”

“He says I'm a regular onion! I keep him busy peeling away the layers.”