“Music is a bird's answer to the noise and heaviness of words. It puts the mind in a state of exhilerated speechlessness.”

“Just as music is noise that makes sense, a painting is colour that makes sense, so a story is life that makes sense.”

“It's important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never did, and your heart is heavy with remorse." Page 316”

“a problem of the soul, a heaviness of the heart, a darkness of the conscience”

“Despair was a heavy blackness that let no light in or out. It was a hell beyond expression.”

“I’ll tell you, that’s one thing I hate about my nickname, the way the number runs on forever. It’s important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never did, and your heart is heavy with remorse.”

“I was weeping because Richard Parker had left me so unceremoniously. What a terrible thing it is to botch a farewell...it's important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never did, and your heart is heavy with remorse”