“There are stories about winter ghosts found tangled like lice in their lovers' hair. Dead people have no hair themselves, which is how they can be recognized in winter. But in summer, the living and dead may pass each other on the street, and no one knows the difference.” PeopleKnowsMayStoriesFoundDifferencesStreetsHairLoversSummerWinterGhostTangledDead PeopleLice Book:Magic for Beginners Source: Magic for Beginners
“They're always such alive females. And also, all those love stories - no man in Austen has ever fallen in love with a female heroine because she's pretty or beautiful or has long, blonde hair. They fall in love with them because of who they are, because of their vibrancy and their intelligence and if only we were teaching that a bit more in schools.” IfsMenLongStoriesSchoolBeautifulFallBitsAliveTeachingHairFemaleFalling In LoveLove StoryFallenBlondeHeroinesAustenBlonde HairVibrancyLong Blonde Hair Author:Anna Maxwell Martin
“The fact, and the intuition or logic about the fact, are severe coordinates in fiction. In the short story they must cross with hair-line precision.” FactsStoriesLinesFictionHairCrossesLogicIntuitionShort StorySeverePrecisionCoordinates Book:A Poet's Alphabet: Reflections on the Literary Art and Vocation Source: A Poet's Alphabet: Reflections on the Literary Art and Vocation