“On the metaphysical front, the burning of sage is unsucessful. House reeks of doom, and now sage too.”

“People are suppose to return response cards, but many of them haven't. These are people I naturally assumed would be thrilled and would reply immediately. Now I have to call them and ask them about it, and I have to be nice and not say what I would like to say."Hello? I'm sorry to bother you, but is it too much fucking trouble to send that little card back? I put a stamp on it. But maybe you need me to come over to your house and carry you to the mailbox."In light of these developments, there ought to be a way to uninvite people who are disturbing me.”

“The abandonment came, and now this shabby bacchanal.”

“Surprises, I feel now, are primarily a form of violence.”

“He left a bit too easily and with obvious relief. His feet were swift and sure on the muddy path.”

“I used to loathe ambivalence; now I adore it. Ambivalence is my new best friend.”

“I am replete with stamina in finding out every single fact I can about this whole affair.Yet, I think, do I want to pull that thread? Do I want to unleash the truth, unravel deceit, and kill reality as I´ve known it? It is irreparable, if I do, from the moment we met until now. It is long. If I discover too much that is false about what I thought my past was, Time will be skewed even further. I already have a poor connection with the present. Example: I have no sense of what day it is. It´s better.”