“She examined me, she looked at me critically and said, "Why are you trying to starve yourself?" To keep myself from feeling love, from feeling lust, from feeling anything at all.” TryingSaidFeelingsLustEmptinessDetachmentNumbness Author:Joyce Carol Oates
“He'd been numb a long time, years. All his nights down Ninsei, his nights with Linda, numb in bed and numb at the cold sweating center of every drug deal. But now he'd found this warm thing, this chip of murder. Meat, some part of him said. It's the meat talking, ignore it.” YearsLongSaidNightFoundDealsTalkingColdDrugBedLong TimeMurderWarmMeatEmptinessChipsDetachmentNumbNumbnessSweating Book:Neuromancer Source: Neuromancer
“What is my identity ?" "Nothing," said the Master. "You mean that I am an emptiness and a void?" said the incredulous disciple. "Nothing that can be labeled." said the Master.” MeanSaidIdentityMastersEmptinessVoidDisciple Author:Anthony de Mello