What do you want a clock for?” “To find out what time it is,” I said. “I think that’s the usual purpose.

“We can't always do what we think we have to do. So when there's nothing else yo…”

“After a long moment I closed the freezer door. I wanted to lie down and press m…”

“For my part, my interest in Paris had faded away completely long ago when I lea…”

“I was good at being charming, one of my very few vanities.”