I like literature that you respond to in some way. You laugh, you cry, you turn the light on - that's great, it's eliciting a response by proxy.

Some books you read. Some books you enjoy. But some books just swallow you up, heart and soul.

I liked her better for showing a little spirit.

I sell dreams, small comforts, sweet harmless temptations to bring down a multitude of saints crashing among the hazels and nougatines

The right circumstances sometimes happen of their own accord, slyly, without fanfare, without warning. Layman's alchemy. . . . The magic of everyday things.

Clones fit in. Freaks stand out. Ask me which one I prefer.

A spider brings good luck before midnight and bad luck after.