Avoid men who call you Baby, and women who have no friends, and dogs that scratch at their bellies and refuse to lie down at your feet. Wear dark glasses; bathe with lavender oil and cool fresh water. Seek shelter from the sun at noon.

“What you are able to dream you are able to grow, she says to me. If you don't b…”

“People in the courtroom let loose with their disgust, cursing us, d--ning us, w…”

“...a pretty little minnow...cool as rain, blue as heaven...”

“Perhaps it is possible to discover more in silence than in speech. Or perhaps i…”