“Listen- all that she was then, all that she is now, those gestures, everything I remember but won't or can't articulate anymore, the perfect words that are somehow made imperfect when used to describe her and all that should remain unsaid about her- it is all unsupported by reason. I know that. But that enigmatic calm that attaches itself to people in the presence of reason- it's something from which I haven't been able to take comfort, not reliably, not since her.” PeopleKnowsShouldMadeReasonAbleRememberUsedPerfectHavensComfortCalmImperfectGesturesUnsaidEnigmatic Author:Elliot Perlman
“I used to be a child. It came naturally to me. I was an adult for a time, too. That came less naturally.” ChildrenUsedAdultsUsed To Be Author:Elliot Perlman