“For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.”

“She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know ”

“I've been on a calendar, but never on time.”

“I read poetry to save time.”

“People had a habit of looking at me as if I were some kind of mirror instead of a person. They didn't see me, they saw their own lewd thoughts, then they white-masked themselves by calling me the lewd one.”

“Looking back, I guess I used to play-act all the time. For one thing, it meant I could live in a more interesting world than the one around me.”

“A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing.”