Her metaphors for her children included barnacles encrusting a ship and limpets clinging to a rock.

“You shouldn't do that," said Laura. "You could set yourself on fire.”

“On the whole she fares better with the men, if they can work their way past the…”

“Roz added sheep to Heaven. They would be outside the window, naturally.”

“speech to him was a task, a battle, words mustered behind his beard and issued …”