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All night a black serpent of wounded self-esteem had eaten at his heart.
He had not yet managed to fathom why it was impossible; he simply sensed it, and this tormenting acknowledgement of his own helplessness in the face of necessity weighed him down.
What does it matter that no one may see you for an awfully long time? Time's not what matters – it's you that does. Become a sun, and then everyone will see you. A sun must first and foremost be a sun.
as the whole idea wasn't nearly as stupid as it appears now, in the light of failure … (In the light of failure everything appears stupid!)