"The gorgeous man presents a gorgeous view; The good man will in time be gorgeous, too."

"Virginity, virginity, when you leave me, where do you go? I am gone and never come back to you. I never return."

"Once again love drives me on, that loosener of limbs, bittersweet creature against which nothing can be done."

"If you are squeamish, don't prod the beach rubble."

"My tongue is broken, a subtle fire runs beneath my skin, my eyes see nothing, my ears hum, cold sweat pours down me, a trembling seizes all my body, and I am greener than grass."