Dorothy was in that state human beings passed through at the beginning of a love affair, in which they desire to say anything and everything to the beloved, to the alter ego, before they have learned what the real Other can and can't understand, can and can't accept.
A. S. ByattOnce you get older, people stop listening to what you say. It's very agreeable once you get used to it.
A. S. ByattI acquired a hunger for fairy tales in the dark days of blackout and blitz in the second world war.
A. S. ByattWell, I would hardly say I do write as yet. But I write because I like words. I suppose if I liked stone I might carve. I like words. I like reading. I notice particular words. That sets me off.
A. S. Byatt