The short story form allows evocation, suggestion, implication. Its potency often lies in what it does not say.
Isobelle CarmodyImpatience is not the least of your faults, Malik, it is a kind of greed and someday it may see you undone.
Isobelle CarmodyMy heart belongs to you,' He promised. 'Would you have loved me when I was a girl?' 'I have always loved you. Even before I met you I loved the idea of you.
Isobelle Carmody