“You can always, and easily, give somebody the gift of hope and faith, even in the midst of despair.”

“Weak people always attack strong people - it's safer. It's weak people who are dangerous, who lash out uncontrollably and hurt you back. Stong people can walk away - no repercussions, you see, if you attack a stong person.”

“We manufacture anger to give ourselves the illusion of power when we feel weak and helpless.”

“Simon would disapprove, in the way that people who lacked life experience always disapproved of others having adventures they had so far missed out on. ”

“I never do enjoy my breaks, long or short...I look forward to them intensely, but as soon as they begin, I can feel them starting to end. I feel the temporariness of my freedom, and find it hard to concentrate on anything other than the sensation of it trickling away.”

“Why treat the people closest to you like strangers?”

“Prejudices are comforting: everyone should make sure to cultivate at least three.”