Šviesos karys naudojasi vienatve, bet neleidžia, kad ji juo naudotųsi.

Savo širdyje ji pyko ant Žiuljeno, kad jis to nesupranta, kad visai neturi to subtilaus drovumo, to instinktyvaus delikatumo; ir ji pajuto tarp savęs ir jo tarsi uždangą, tarsi kažkokią kliūtį, pirmą kartą pastebėjusi, kad du žmonės niekada negali prasiskverbti iki vienas kito sielos, iki minčių gelmių, kad jie gali eiti šalia vienas kito, kartais apsikabinę, bet ne susilieję, ir kad dvasinė mūsų esmė visą gyvenimą klaidžioja vieniša.

Wonderland was all we had in common, after all; Wonderland was what was denied the two of us. I had denied him his; he had denied me mine.

It is better to wake up alone, knowing you are alone, than to wake up with someone, still being lonely.

You don't need to climb a mountain to know that it's high.

Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realise that nothing really belongs to them.