Laura (Reading is a Doing Word)

“All stories are lies, Mike. The secret is to work out how big the light is. That’s why we keep believing in a thing called truth. It doesn’t exist but we can’t help looking for it. It’s one of the most endearing of human failings.”
― James Robertson, And the Land Lay Still

“What fortunate is that! To live in this beautiful country and be old and healthy and be with someone you love and respect every minute of the day, every day of the week. What fortune is that!”
― James Robertson, And the Land Lay Still

“A tyrant runs a country. He does this via a lot of other people doing this tyrant's work for him. They do it partly because they think he'll kill them or their families if they don't, and partly because it makes them feel powerful too.
One of the things you're not allowed to say in this country is that the tyrant is a tyrant.”
― Ali Smith, Gliff

“It was always exciting to me the number of things a single word could mean”
― Ali Smith, Gliff