I felt safe. It was as if the essence of grandmotherliness had been condensed into that one place, that one time.

“The boundaries of our country, sir? Why sir, on the north we are bounded by the…”

“She was witchy, yes, and in charge of a cauldron roiling with ideas and stories…”

“La persona más valiente que conozco, y eres mi amigo. Me importa un pimiento qu…”

“If you sit down and think about it sensibly, you come up with some very funny i…”