I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for s... - Brian Andreas, Story People: Selected Stories & Drawings of Brian Andreas

"I was waiting for the longest time, she said. I thought you forgot.It is hard to forget, I said, when there is such an empty space when you are gone."

"I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep & there are no words for that."