“no secrets, no mystery. no mystery, no life worth rememberin'. no life worth rememberin', no life worth goin' on.”
“When you see a man led to prison say in your heart, "Mayhap he is escaping from a narrower prison." And when you see a man drunken say in your heart, "Mayhap he sought escape from something still more unbeautiful.”
“Don't ya wanna hear the secret?' his eyes were narrow and mean, despite the glaze of rum. Louer drained his glass and slammed it to the bar. 'You get happy by learnin' to say 'yes' to what life offers you, but stay happy by rememberin' when to start sayin' 'no'.”
“What silence rules the ghostly hoursThat guard the close of human sleep!(“The Testimony of the Suns”)”
“I see your bleeding dark side. I feel your angry heart. Reveals forbidden places. More monster yet alive...”