...and he kissed her and kissed her and kissed her, little by little by little.

When the times are a crucible, when the air is full of crisis, those who are the most themselves are the victims.

Because no retreat from the world can mask what is in your face.

I don't like work like that. I am the silent partner. I work through events, I live on the sidelines, I dabble in causes and effects, I watch how the misbegotten creatures of this world live their lives.

I'm not a writer because I want to make money. I'm a writer because I'm a very slow thinker, but I do care about thinking, and the only way I know how to think with any kind of finesse is by telling stories.

My job is to protect you, Lady Glinda even if you are loosing your mind.

Forgive us our trespasses," says Margarethe, "and get out of our way.