Kino heard the little splash of morning waves on the beach. It was very good -- Kino closed his eyes again to listen to his music.

I dislike helplessness in other people and in myself, and this is by far my greatest fear of illness.

The impulse of the American woman to geld her husband and castrate her sons is very strong.

I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.

No one wants advice - only corroboration.

Liza poured thick batter from a pitcher onto a soapstone griddle. The hot cakes rose like little hassocks, and small volcanoes formed and erupted on them until they were ready to be turned. A cheerful brown, they were, with tracings of darker brown. And the kitchen was full of the good sweet smell of them.

The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty.