I had forgotten, I suppose, that there were bright memories in amongst the dark.

I sound contemptuous, but I am not. I am interested--intrigued even--by the way time erases real lives, leaving only vague imprints. Blood and spirit fade away so that only names and dates remain.

Those who live in memories are never really dead.

It'll be a change, " says Marcus. "Something different.""Not a mystery."Marcus laughs. "No. Not a mystery. Just a nice safe history."Ah, my darling. But there is no such thing.

...home is a magnet that lures back even its most abstracted children. But whether tomorrow or years from now, I cannot guess.

Poisons are more my thing

As if I hadn't spent a lifetime pretending to forget.

There was some part of me that never left that house. Rather, some part of the house that wouldn't leave me.

Ah, my darling. But there is no such thing [as a nice safe history].

And I knew then that there would be no telling me what he saw. I understand somehow that certain images, certain sounds, could not be shared and could not be lost.

Give someone more time and they'll appear to have done more with it.

Failure is constructive feedback that tells you to try a different approach to accomplish what you want.

When we connect with ourselves in love we can connect with others and the planet in love.

Not always the fanciest cake that's there Is the best to eat!

Sometimes you learn more from failure than you do from success, and in some ways it's better to have failure at the beginning of your career, or your life.

Everything isn't black and white, but for me it might as well be.

One must not look inward too much, while the inside is yet tender. I do not wish to frighten myself until I can stand it.

Seeing is in itself a creative act which requires effort.

London is the most multicultural, mixed-race place on Earth.

Echo is the voice of a reflection in a mirror.

I think you make mistakes, especially in your twenties, where you date guys you wouldn't even be friends with - ever.