“The thought, when written down, becomes less oppressive, but some thoughts are like a cancerous tumor: you express is, you excise it, and it grows back worse than before.”

“Hamilton, you're like a walking tumor. Not exactly; it's a big deal when you spot a tumor.”

“You know that we are now allowing free expression of satirical thoughts. As they say, democracy is a beautiful thing, but humanity couldn't come up with anything worse than that.”

“One day, thought Stone, there will be a war and when you get to the front you will last five minutes before someone puts a bullet in your back.”

“Love needs room to grow. Like a rose. Or a tumor.”

“More than all the thoughts and feelings I have written down. I don't pretend to be a poet. I feel happy enough when someone is willing to read what I have written.”

“It’s a terrible thing, being afraid. It’s like an illness; like wanting to fall down, and not being able to faint. You see you never get used to it. You live with it and live with it and every day it’s worse; and one day it’s the worst of all. I thought, when it…happened, I wouldn’t be afraid. But I was wrong….”

“Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…”

“I want to help you to grow as beautiful as God meant you to be when He thought of you first.”

“Say my name before you disappear. I always thought that you could handle this. ~ "Come Back Home"”