“In a dark time, the eye begins to see.”

“If you shut your eyes and are a lucky one, you may see at times a shapeless pool of lovely pale colours suspended in the darkness; then if you squeeze your eyes tighter, the pool begins to take shape, and the colours become so vivid that with another squeeze they must go on fire.”

“Up close, I see that his eyes are brown. Dark, dark brown. Nearly black.Sinful.”

“Every book should begin with attractive endpapers. Preferably in a dark colour: dark red or dark blue, depending on the binding. When you open the book it's like going to the theatre. First you see the curtain. Then it's pulled aside and the show begins.”

“But death is stronger than that and when you cover your eyes you are the one who can't see the dark. The dark still sees you.”

“Try to see the world from the eyes of an old man! Old eyes are a good place to begin with for understanding the truths!”