“It is often that which is displayed for all to see that hides the deepest secrets.”

“Die Frage der Wahrheit ist Sache von Theologen und Philosophen. In der Politik geht es nicht um Wahrheit, sondern um Wahrnehmung.”

“Gerade das vor aller Öffentlichkeit Ausgebreitete verdeckt nur allzu oft das tiefste Geheimnis.”

“Truth is a matter for theologians and philosophers. Politics is not concerned with the truth but with perceptions.”

“I, however, like black. It is a color that makes me comfortable and the color with which I have the most experience. In the darkest darkness, all is black. In the deepest hole, all is black. In the terror of my Addicted mind, all is black. In the empty periods of my lost memory, all is black. I like black, goddammit, and I am going to give it its due.”

“My life has been like all the lives, long and hard and full of sadness and confusion and horror, a frightening, difficult dream punctuated by brief moments of joy. And as is the case with all people's lives, the moments of joy are never often enough and never long enough.”

“If you look deeply into my eyes, you will see my eyeballs.”