“As it has been said: Love and a cough cannot be concealed. Even a small cough. Even a small love.”

“Watch out for intellect, because it knows so much it knows nothing and leaves you hanging upside down, mouthing knowledge as your heart falls out of your mouth.”

“Anne, I don't want to live. . . . Now listen, life is lovely, but I Can't Live It. I can't even explain. I know how silly it sounds . . . but if you knew how it Felt. To be alive, yes, alive...”

“Our sweetest songs are those of saddest thought.”

“What if you slept And what if In your sleep You dreamed And what if In your dream You went to heaven And there plucked a strange and beautiful flower And what if When you awoke You had that...”

“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on.”

“Only my books anoint me, and a few friends, those who reach into my veins.”

“Nobody knows you. You don't know yourself. And I, who am half in love with you, What am I in love with? My own imaginings?”