“Her life was like a burst of wild, flowing Chinese calligraphy, written under the influence of alcohol.”
“So much of my life had been under tight control. So much of Quinn's life had been wild insanity. What we needed now was both: a directed burst of controlled insanity.”
“Her grief was so big and wild it terrified her, like an evil beast that had erupted from under the floorboards.”
“If she wasn't careful, she'd slide without a ripple into the gently flowing stream of her old life, pulled back under the current without a wimper of protest. Another housewife lost in the flow.”
“It's difficult to get your creative juices flowing if you're always being practical, following rules, afraid to make mistakes, not looking into outside areas, or under the influence of any of the other mental locks.”
“Barrabas came to us by sea, the child Clara wrote in her delicate calligraphy. ”