“Adventures bore me. I have no idea how to talk about countries, how to make people wish they had been there. I am not a good travelling salesman. Countries? Where are they, whatever became of them. When I was twelve, I dreamed of Hong Kong. That tedious, commonplace little provincial town! Shops sprouting from every […]

“Nights are long when it’s cold and you’re waiting for a train” – J.M.G. Le Clézio