There's A Perception That Novels Can't Usually

I Am Very Selfish, Really. I Lived For Love.

Tell The Truth Through Whichever Veil Comes To Hand - But Tell It.

If Religion Is The Opiate Of The People, Tradition Is An Even More Sinister Analgesic, Simply Because It Rarely Appears Sinister. If Religion Is A Tight Band, A Throbbing Vein, And A Needle, Tradition Is A Far Homelier Concoction: Poppy Seeds Ground Into Tea; A Sweet Cocoa Drink Laced With Cocaine; The Kind Of Thing Your Grandmother Might Have Made.

The Library Was The Place I Went To Find Out What There Was To Know. It Was Absolutely Essential.

Jerome Said, It's Like, A Family Doesn't Work Anymore When Everyone In It Is More Miserable Than They Would Be If They Were Alone, You Know?