The only way my head was going truly somewhere else was to travel to a different life and not a different airport.
Lionel ShriverHalf an ear cocked, something in me, all night, every night, is waiting for you to come home.
Lionel ShriverHolocausts do not amaze me. Rapes and child slavery do not amaze me. And Franklin, I know you feel otherwise, but Kevin does not amaze me. I am amazed when I drop a glove in the street and a teenager runs two blocks to return it. I am amazed when a checkout girl flashes me a wide smile with my change, though my own face had been a mask of expedience. Lost wallets posted to their owners, strangers who furnish meticulous directions, neighbors who water each other's houseplants - these things amaze me.
Lionel Shriver