“You talk to it, and talk to it. And the stone listens, absorbing all your words, all your secrets, until one fine day it explodes. Bursts into tiny pieces." She cleans and moistens the man's eyes. "And on that day… — Atiq Rahimi Copy Share Image
“Everything has an older meaning. All words have their secrets. Spells and gods are buried in the thicket of language.” — Shannon Phillips Copy Share Image
