One Of My Great Secrets

Whatever Your Relationship Is To Your Sacred Tradition In The West, You Have Some Relationship To The Bible If Only Through The Names Of The Characters.

If You Want To Understand Any Woman You Must First Ask About Her Mother And Then Listen Carefully. Stories About Food Show A Strong Connection. Wistful Silences Demonstrate Unfinished Business. The More A Daughter Knows About The Details Of Her Mother's Life - Without Flinching Or Whining - The Stronger The Daughter.

I Moved My Arms Through The Water, Feeling Them Float On The Surface, Watching The Waves And Wake That Followed My Gesture. Here Was Magic, I Thought. Here Was Something Holy.

I Pray I Die Before They Day Comes When I Do Not Know If My Sons Are Infants Or Grandfathers.

Weeping Is Terrible For The Complexion" Said Leonie, Holding Shayndel Close, "but It Is Very Good For The Soul.