“I will warm the great outdoors for the whole of January if I can.” — Cleopatra Mathis Copy Share Image
“And for her, now, replaced by the plain language of the dogs, who in a few syllables have everything to say.” — Cleopatra Mathis Copy Share Image
“The heat compounded, and ugliness settled its cloud over us, profound as human speech, although by then we were not speaking.” — Cleopatra Mathis Copy Share Image
“And if only it would stop, shut itself up for good- this off-key 'if only' that goes on singing, like some deranged child, repeating.” — Cleopatra Mathis Copy Share Image