I do believe that food lobbies exert enormous, at times insidious, power over what we eat, that our water supplies are not being protected as much as they probably should be and that, in general, people are more interested in smart phones than museums.

I know you did, lass. You're the toughest girl I know." "'Lass'? Where did that come from?" "I don't know. I just felt the urge to call you that.

People are capable of great, great change during the span of one lifetime. And women even more than men.

You know everything you need to know about a person from the answer to the question, What is your favorite book?

You can't avoid orphan stories, child. Every story is an orphan story. We are all orphaned sooner or later.

In you, I found infinity. In you, I was reborn

I don't think I would have minded you being the keeper of my secrets.