There’s no condition one adjusts to so quickly as a state of war.

Like a medical procedure,' Ruth said. 'Intricate surgery is needed to patch up the planet.

She liked to imagine that when she passed the world looked after her, but she also knew how anonymous she was.

He took the hat from my mouth. ''Tell me you love me'', he said. Gently I did. The end came anyway

Out loud I said I had two children. Silently I said three. I always felt like apologizing to her for that.

I have always felt extremely weird. But I am very happy with my weirdnesses, and I want other people to be very happy with theirs.

The earth has a mouth?” Buckley asked. A big round mouth but with no lips,” my father said. Jack,” my mother said, laughing, “stop it. Do you know I caught him outside growling at the snapdragons?