I saw a painting once where the artist had actually done that-signed his work in blood. ... When I saw that, I thought it was as if the man who had painted the picture wanted to say to me, Well, you did ask what this actually cost.
Art, Worth
As he lay there, he was sure that he could still feel the memory of that strange hand cupping the back of his neck; and he couldn't believe how empty his mouth felt, now that it only had his own tongue in it.
Dreams, Yearning
It is a law of nature that a dream carried for too long inside you must, eventually, begin to rot.
Dreams
I suppose I just don't like to think (or believe) that once a man has acquired the gift of dreaming, he should (or even can) ever lose it.
Dreams, Hope