This was something sure to be crammed full of warm secrets, like an antique clock built when peace filled the world.

“It's difficult to teach how to write novels, but teaching swimming is just as h…”

“I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.”

“I was thirty-seven then, strapped in my seat as the huge 747 plunged through de…”

“A regular wind-up toy world this is, I think. Once a day the wind-up bird has t…”