Jean Dominique Bauby Inspirational Quotes (4)

We thread our way through a moving forest of ice-cream cones and crimson thighs.

Once, I was a master at recycling leftovers. Now I cultivate the art of simmering memories.

Does the cosmos contain keys for opening my diving bell? A subway line with no terminus? A currency strong enough to buy my freedom back? We must keep looking.

I need to feel strongly, to love and admire, just as desperately as I need to breathe.