The sting of a fly, the Congolese say, can launch the end of the world. How simply things begin.

“That means you're my kid," I explained, "and I'm your mother, and nobody can sa…”

“Tall and straight I may appear, but I will always be Ada inside. A crooked litt…”

“Looking out on a clean plank of planet earth, we can get shaken right down to t…”

“He lifts her breasts, which fit perfectly into his hands, though he knows this …”