The Door Into Shadow Quotes

“He no more dares open himself to you than you do to him. He knows what Eftgan knew: that what you call ‘love’ is nothing but shrieking need. He knows that if he were once to let down his guard, you’d eat him down to the bones like a starving beggar at a banquet and come away unsatisfied, moaning for more.” The nightmare chuckled, the red eyes burning with amusement. “And any hopes he might have of you are vain, for you haven’t opened up to another human being since you were big enough to be stumbled over out back of the chicken house. Everything that comes out of your mouth is storytelling—everyone’s story but your own.”
― Diane Duane, The Door Into Shadow: The Tale of the Five Volume 2