... he had never once been frightened of a living one before. They were too fragile, too easily broken and dismantled: They had bones that broke and skin that tore and hearts that gave up with a sigh and rolled over.

“...if you are one tardy away from missing out on a big competition, you should …”

“I said that without love, there could also be no hate: without hate, no violenc…”

“You can't be happy unless you're unhappy sometimes".”

“For a moment I am jealous: He has grown up here, fearless, happy. Perhaps he wi…”