“What’s that thing when someone gets a knock on the head and suddenly can’t remember anything about himself?’Death,’ said the barman, his face a mask of disapproval.”

“He was not happy. He was not happy. He said the words to himself. He recognized this as the true state of affairs. He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back.”

“Remember when I said that thing about not doing anything stupid?”“Yes.”“You screwed up.”

“Because you don’t just walk away from someone when things get tough,” Zac said. “You find a way to stick it out and figure out what’s gone wrong.”

“…What’s with you getting so quiet all of a sudden? Started remembering last night a bit, have we?”— Kirishima Zen”

“She's got a way of making a man feel guilty for certain things he'd never feel bad about on his own, like watching someone shoot himself in the face.”