Time Quote by Tara Kelly

“These hands are steady enough, but they are large. Had he been a proper pianist - he's dabbled inexpertly - his ten-note span might…

— Ian McEwan

“You offered him a hand to help him up, not realizing he weighed of diamond bones and ancient tales untold.”

— N.K. Jemisin

“He was holding the image of his own people up: sometimes it was weight enough to stagger under.”

— Colum McCann

“I remembered to keep my body inclined low, to shrink myself smaller than he. He was sensitive about my greater height.”

— Nalo Hopkinson

“But now his life had weight.”

— Tom Franklin

“I also wanted to see how good he was at his frosting skills.”

— Debra Sue Brice

“Only you can tip the scale,”

— Barbara Longley

“against the hard surface, as if he were weightless.”

— Jeff Gunzel

“He was standing on the little ledge of reality he had left, but it seemed to me that he wasn't getting high, just getting…

— Colum McCann

“But even as he was thinking this, he knew he’d have to aim smaller. That’s what he learned from his life so far: always…

— Gillian Flynn

“But mostly because he could be himself - never needing to bend.”

— Niki Alling

“Too tall, standing up. In bed he was very much the right size.”

— Eileen Wilks