“Some people don't care if they live or they die.Some people want to know what it feels like to fly.They gather their courage and they give it a tryAnd fall under the wheels of time going by.”

“Most everything means nothing, except some things that mean everything.”

“He'd like you to join the club that likes to saythere's no such thing as love ...”

“People give out information all the time. You just have to know who to ask.”

“I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive.”

“You have to remember that there are reasons to live, and that at least a few people are decent, and that the world is worthwhile some of the time, okay?”I raise my face to his, wanting another kiss, but he stops me.“You will remember?”The balloon bumps downward again. His eyes are still closed.“Why don’t you open your eyes?”He opens one and squints at me for a second. “I’m terrified of heights,” he says.”

“No matter what creatures people fear in the dead of the night, in this city, violence is more likely to be carried out by men”