“It has been raining here for ten years.I keep an accurate record of time and can state this with no fear of contradiction.”

“They kissed in the middle of the sidewalk, letting the crowds of people flow around them like water around an island.”

“Just take my hand, lead, dance with me…and I will simply follow the blueness of the water, the white waves rolling free…where the earth beneath my feet and stars make my heart whole again…in long and priceless moments of shared solitude…”

“Sometimes, when you’re on an island, there is no way off, and no way forward.”