he appeared to be struggling with something trapped in his throat; it turned out to be a word. "thanks," he said.

A man from hell is not afraid of hot ashes.

If something anticipated arrives too late it finds us numb, wrung out from waiting, and we feel - nothing at all. The best things arrive on time.

Hell is more like boredom, or not having enough to do, and too much time to contemplate one's deficiencies

People need dreams, there's as much nourishment in 'em as food.

The best things arrive on time.