Then came the war, old sport. It was a great relief, and I tried very hard to die, but I seemed to bear an enchanted life.

“Afterwards, he just sat, happy to live in the past. The drink made past happy t…”

“There are times when you almost tell the harmless old lady next door what you r…”

“I carry the place around the world in my heart but sometimes I try to shake it …”

“unloved women have no biographies-- they have histories”