„I reached the Purple Door unnoticed and keyed in the code I’d observed twice already.“

„Josie leaned forward and made a humorous remark and both adults laughed.“

„‚What you but about now?'“

„Sind doch wir, die wir hier gehen? Hat sie einmal morgens auf dem Weg zum Kinderladen nach langem Grübeln gefragt.“

Erinnerung an einen Abend vor der Trennung

Trip to the barn

„‚Incidentally, before you ask. The answer is yes. I do miss England. In particular, I miss the hedges.'“

„‚How is it going to work if I’ve got society and you haven’t?'“

„At the same time, what was becoming clear to me was the extent to which humans, in their wish to escape loneliness, made maneuvres that...

„So I got  in beside her, and it was like the difference between mid-store and the window.“