Trust me, I'm telling you stories.

Naked is the best disguise.

Written on the body is a secret code only visible in certain lights; the accumulations of a lifetime gather there

If you think about something for long enough,' she explained, `more than likely, that thing will happen.' She tapped her head. `It's all in the mind.

I wanted to invent myself as a fictional character. And I did, and it has caused a great deal of confusion.

Reading is where the wild things are.

What it means to be human is to bring up your children in safety, educate them, keep them healthy, teach them how to care for themselves and others, allow them to develop in their own way among adults who are sane and responsibile, who know the value of the world and not its economic potential. It means art, it means time, it means all the invisibles never counted by the GDP and the census figures. It means knowing that life has an inside as well as an outside. And I think it means love.