“At last,' Padma says with satisfaction, 'you've learned how to tell things really fast.”
“How fast the ears learned to tell what sounds meant, much faster than it took the eyes to decipher written words.”
“The chief thing is desire. You've really got to want to do it, you've really got to want to tell that story. And you have to be able to set goals for yourself to get it done.”
“That’s how people live, by telling stories. What’s the first thing a kid says when he learns how to talk? “Tell me a story.” That’s how we understand who we are, where we come from. Stories are everything.”
“There's no time to hold grudges when you've seen how fragile things can really be.”
“No.""Why?""No one needs to know," I say."To know what?How long you've lasted?" Vick asks."To know anything about me," I say.”