Are men like babies? Is trying to distract them a better tactic than asking them to behave reasonably?

If you only have one world, one life, then however brilliant it is most of the time, you have nowhere to run when you need to escape from it for a while.

I’ve been alone with my thoughts for too long; I’m starting to feel unreal.

Lies were lethal, however honourable the intentions of the liar. They deprived people of the opportunity to know the basic facts of their own lives.

That’s not me talking, it’s your inner voice. I’d attempt the accent, only I don’t speak low self-esteem. It’s a language I’ve never needed to learn.

Look at us. One bleeding body, one corpse, and a husk who’s been half dead for years. No one who took an objective look at this room could think it was anything but too late,...

What you cannot imagine, you cannot fear.

I never do enjoy my breaks, long or short…I look forward to them intensely, but as soon as they begin, I can feel them starting to end. I feel the temporariness of my freedom, and...

I thought to myself, ‘No matter what happens from now on, even if my heart ends up in pieces, this makes it all worth it, this moment.