“A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and express themselves freely.”

“Language serves not only to express thought but to make possible thoughts which could not exist without it.”

“When a person screams in pain, the actual pain is only half the noise they make. The other half is the terror at being forced to accept that they exist.”

“Sometimes the things that are felt the most are expressed between two souls over the distance and over time...where no words abide. And others may speak freely, live with one another freely, express themselves freely– just like everyone else, but then there is you... you have no words for proof of reassurance, no tokens of professed love, but you have something. Something worth keeping.”

“Civilization is only possible for deeply unpleasant animals. It is only an ape that can be truly civilized.”

“Being afraid something is true is accepting the possibility. Accepting the possibility is the first step to believing.”