it is very tempting, when you talk about the events of the past, to impose clarity and order upon what had neither one nor the other.

This place has only three exits, sir: Madness, and Death.

We seek out other people to fight off the loneliness but it's like we're children playing at pretend. We are alone in everything we do, Livy. Alone but not without company.

Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.

It's something that was very interesting to me to be a part of and all of them again because of the relationship. Some of the superhero movies are better than others.

I'm looking California, And feeling Minnesota...

Every man has a paradise around him till he sins, and the angel of an accusing conscience drives him from his Eden.

Neither the good nor the true is self-realizing, so it is not generally a sufficient explanation of why people believe that X is true, or of why people do Y that Y is good.

You've given up your whole life to be the person you are now. Is it worth it?

I didn't know that being in a relationship meant you had to be nice. I thought it meant you had to hack away at the other person until they were beaten down and then were too afraid to leave.

For mother's sake the child was dear, and dearer was the mother for the child.

I thought of the analyst Winnicott's observation: 'It is a joy to be hidden but disaster not to be found'.