Dionne Brand Quote

Books leave gestures in the body; a certain way of moving, of turning, a certain closing of the eyes, a way of leaving, hesitations. Books leave certain sounds, a certain pacing; mostly they leave the elusive, which is all the story. They leave much more than the words.

A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging (ed. Vintage Canada, 2012) - ISBN: 9780385674836