When we humans speak, we are not merely communicating information but attempting to make an impression and achieve a goal.
Francine ProseBut beneath it all will run that Sicilian understanding that the underside of joy is grief, that the face of sacrifice and suffering is the dark mirror image of pleasure and enjoyment, that every moment of arrival is to be treasured and enjoyed in the full knowledge that it has brought us a moment closer to the moment of departure.
Francine ProseYou aim for what you want and if you don't get it, you don't get it, but if you don't aim, you don't get anything.
Francine ProseA lot of girls who turn into something remarkable start off as irrepressible, confident and a handful.
Francine Prose