"Deceiving others. That is what the world calls romance."
"This morning I had to admit to myself that I was lonely. Try as I may, I find I can’t take my loneliness casually; It is too big. But I must not dwell on it. Otherwise I am undone."
"Void is when there is absolutely nothing there and the nothing is natural, a complete vacuum. But empty-with empty, you are aware of what’s supposed to be there. Empty means something is missing."