"I do not know, nor did I ever have anything in common with any of them, nothing except a knowledge of Greek, and the year of my life I spent in their company."
Page 9

"From the sound of it, had I stayed in California, I might have ended up in a cult or at the very least practicing some weird dietary restriction."
Pages 10-11

"I had a feeling of déjà vu, when, the next afternoon, Julian and answer the door exactly as he had the first time, by opening it only a crack and looking through it warily, is if there were something wonderful in his office that needed guarding, something that he was careful not everyone should see."
Page 15

"I've known men who run down homosexuality, because they are uncomfortable with it, perhaps harbor inclinations in that area; and I've known men who run down homosexuality...