“Together in our house, in the firelight, we are the world made small.”

“The rain comes down harder, darkness falls. We don't care. Together in our house, in the firelight, we are the world made small.”

“She smells of her cooking and the perfume Eau d'Hadrien. My mother wore it, too. She used to cook, like Lili. Our house smelled of garlic and thyme instead of sadness.”

“Revolutions come about when small things happen to small people.”

“And Robespierre, the Incorruptible, who loved us so much he cut off our heads so we would not be troubled by too many thoughts.”

“Every heart is made of stories.”

“A heart is made of proteins built by amino acids, animated by electrical impulses.”