The Burning Ship is a novel by angela carter, which contains many classic quotations. Here are some I found online:

-unreliable south, you think there is no winter here, but you forget to have winter with you.

I finally realized that although he is as unpredictable as the weather, he is as inevitable as the weather.

People who are extremely lonely and miserable may kiss their reflection in the mirror because there is no other face to kiss. These kisses are of the same kind, the most painful caress, because they are too humble and desperate to expect any response.