Corners of my mind

All animals are equal but some are more equal than others

One thing I had learned from medicine, however, was that denial was often a good strategy; it could buy time for wounds to heal themselves.

There is a saying in the Neverland that, every time you breathe, a grown-up dies.

Would like an adventure now, or would you like to have your tea first?

Kiss a lover,

Wherever you go, you take yourself with you

The problem with my life was that it was someone else's idea.

Maybe we just lived between hurting and healing

The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain.

You can hear a miracle a long way after dark, even when you are dying

I’ve always liked moonless nights best. It’s easier to say things in the dark. It’s easier to be yourself.

Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You don’t talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

...and there was nothing to do except to wait and to hurt.

On the fifth day, which was a Sunday, it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty.

Sometimes we get sad about things and we don't like to tell other people that we are sad about them. We like to keep it a secret. Or sometimes, we are sad but we really don't know why we are sad, so we say we aren't sad but we really are.