Her metaphors for her children included barnacles encrusting a ship and limpets clinging to a rock.

“Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am mer…”

“I forgave her, of course. I always did; I had to, because there were only the t…”

“He's got his cigarette going. He offers her one; this time she takes it. Brief …”

“and each of his voices left his body in a different colored soul and floated up…”