How many lost souls do You need, Lord, to satisfy Your hunger? the hatter asked. God, in His infinite silence, looked at him without blinking.

We think we understand a song's lyrics but what makes us believe in them, or not, is the music

My childhood was surrounded by books and writing. From a very early age I was fascinated by storytelling, by the printed word, by language, by ideas. So I would seek them out.

I decided that my existence would be one of books and silence.

It's curious how easy it is to tell a piece of paper what you don't dare say to someone's face.

You women listen more to your heart and less to all the nonsense. That's why you live longer.

Keep your dreams, you never know when you might need them.