“A man's heart is a wretched thing. It's not like a woman's womb. It won't bleed. It won't stretch to make room for you!”

“A man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing. It isn't like a mother's womb. It won't bleed. It won't stretch to make room for you.”

“Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.”

“You can say what you like, but words won't change anything. I'm not happy.”

“If there is suffering, then it's best to accept it, because it won't go away just because you pretend it's not there. If there is joy, then it's best to accept that too, even though you're afraid it might end one day.”

“But my heart is agitated, It has its dreams, it gets emotional, and it's become passionate over a woman of the desert. It asks things of me, and it keeps me from sleeping many nights, when I'm thinking about her”

“We become imprisoned by our memories, and that makes our lives wretched.”