Then you must say to her, 'Madame, I observe that your heart is broken. Allow me to repair it for you.

These atheist cultures were certainly diligent in preserving the relics of their saints.

Every writer hopes his or her book will be its own thing.

He brought his great hand to rest on an early edition of Bram Stoker's novel and smiled, but said nothing. Then he moved quietly away into another section.

It touched me to be trusted with something terrible.

I believe in walking out of a museum before the paintings you've seen begin to run together. How else can you carry anything away with you in your mind's eye?

Festina Lente (Hurry in slowly)