Whenever she came across lines she liked, she'd mark them in pencil and commit them to memory as if they were Holy Writ.

“Where are you now?’Where was I now?Gripping the receiver, I raised my hand and …”

“في الأحلام يندر التصادم، حتى لو وجد فإنه لا يسبب الألم”

“I wore my suit and the polka-dot tie. As soon as I spotted Malta Kano, I tried …”

“Lo que quiero decir es que el dolor se vuelve crónico. Engullido por la vida di…”