Back at his chair he cannot remember what he was reading. He feels the books beside him to find the one that is warm.

And your dinner for the orchestra officials." "Haven't you ever had people coming over and no time to shop? You have to make do with what's in the fridge, Clarice. May I call you Clarice?

I would not have had that happen to you. Discourtesy is unspeakably ugly to me.

God's creatures who cried themselves to sleep stirred to cry again.

We routinely leave our small children in day care among strangers. At the same time, in our guilt we evince paranoia about strangers and foster fear in children.

There is no murder. We make murder, and it matters only to us.

Back at his chair he cannot remember what he was reading. He feels the books beside him to find the one that is warm.