Gratitude’s Got A Short Half-life, Clarice.

Writing Novels Is The Hardest Thing I've Ever Done, Including Digging Irrigation Ditches.

He Sees Very Clearly - He Damn Sure Sees Through Me. It's Hard To Accept That Someone Can Understand You Without Wishing You Well. At Starling's Age It Hadn't Happened To Her Much.

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.

We Can Only Learn So Much And Live.

Over This Odd World, This Half The World That's Dark Now, I Have To Hunt A Thing That Lives On Tears.