The very term "turning pages" suggests nonstop action. But I am all about character and beautiful writing. I eat that up like popcorn. Whether a book is action-packed or not, all I need are well-written prose and quirky, fabulous characters to keep me going.

Hope is treacherous, but how can you live without it?

Southampton's barrage balloons floated gleaming in the moonlight like the ghosts of elephants and hippos.

The very term "turning pages" suggests nonstop action. But I am all about character and beautiful writing. I eat that up like popcorn. Whether a book is action-packed or not, all I need are well-written prose and quirky, fabulous characters to keep me going.

Please come back soon. The window is always open.

Don't know how I kept going. You just do. You have to, so you do.

I sometimes think young people are not given nearly enough credit for their ability to appreciate literary flourish.