Words are the part of silence that can be spoken.

Yes, the stories are dangerous, she was right. A book is a magic carpet that flies you off elsewhere. A book is a door. You open it. You step through. Do you come back?

Islands are metaphors of the heart, no matter what poet says otherwise.

Trust me, I'm telling you stories. ... I can change the story. I am the story.

Gambling is not a vice, it is an expression of our humanness. We gamble. Some do it at the gaming table, some do not. You play, you win, you play, you lose. You play.

Quoting her mother: The trouble with a book is you never know what's in it until it's too late!

I don't know how to answer. I know what I think, but words in the head are like voices underwater. They are distorted.