Elisabeth Tova Bailey: "We are all hostages..."

"We are all hostages of time. We each have the same number of minutes and hours to live within a day..."

—Elisabeth Tova Bailey, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

Elisabeth Tova Bailey: "Survival often depends on..."

"Survival often depends on a specific focus: a relationship, a belief, or a hope balanced on the edge of possibility."

—Elisabeth Tova Bailey, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

Elisabeth Tova Bailey: "One has to respect..."

"One has to respect the preferences of another creature, no matter its size..."

—Elisabeth Tova Bailey, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

Elisabeth Tova Bailey: "Given the ease with..."

"Given the ease with which health infuses life with meaning and purpose, it is shocking how swiftly illness steals away those certainties."

—Elisabeth Tova Bailey, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating