“It doesn't matter if the water is cold or warm if you're going to have to wade through it anyway.”
“Like wading through water; That hard, that slow.”
“When your mother asks, "Do you want a piece of advice?" it's a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway.”
“It doesn't matter what you do because it's going to happen anyway.”
“Sometimes he tries to catch her, wading frantically through earth that has turned to water, or sometimes through air. Sometimes she tries to catch him. They never catch each other, no matter what.”
“You start out every day with something new and different, and sometimes it looks pretty good and sometimes it doesn't, but you have to go through it anyway.”