She is a woman of honour and smartness whose wild leaves out luck, always taking risks, and there is something in her brow now, that only she can recognize in a mirror. Ideal and idealistic in that shiny dark hair! People fall in love with her. She is a woman I donโt know well enough to hold in my wing, if writers have wings, to harbour for the rest of my life.
Michael OndaatjeI'm a Canadian citizen. But I always want to feel at home in Sri Lanka. I'm a member of both countries.
Michael OndaatjeSnap. Lady with dog. Lady on sofa half-naked. Snap. Naked lady. Lady next to dresser. Lady at window. Snap. Lady on balcony sunlight. (On New Orleans photographer E. J. Bellocq)
Michael OndaatjeHe will hear the rain before he feels it, a clicking on the dry grass, on the olive leaves.
Michael Ondaatje