“I despise this weakness in myself--this endless one-sided conversation that takes the place of action...”

“He smiled to show he meant no offense, but Scott takes offense like it is going out of style, and bristled.”

“...it just goes to show you can't leave anything behind. You bring it all with you, whether you want to or not.”

“Clearly the secret of happiness...is a variation on the general principle of banging your head against a wall, and then stopping.”

“He thought of the next Saturday. [...] He thought of the picnic by the dipping pool on the river, where oaks and willows dappled the sun on water the color of tea; and girls in light summer dresses would sit in pools of pale cotton. And he knew he would not go.”

“Tomorrow is always a better day to be an idiot.”

“niets is sterker dan de stilteniets heeft zoveel krachtals het zwijgen van de nachtniets is sterkerdan de stilteniets is sterker dan het woorddat niemand hoort”