"When Suna particularly said to me 'I really want to be best,' it was just such an instant affinity.

VOA: special.2010.07.30

I knew the sky was black because all the heat, which meant light to me, had died out of the air.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

So I felt the story of a nation trying to industrialize C almost overnight C was perfect for me."

VOA: special.2009.05.10

"My vision is of an incredibly beautiful girl who seemed quite old to me when I was eleven.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

That was a good joke on me. By jingo, I'll bet I did jump six and nine-tenths inches.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

I was not old enough to get the official document that would permit me to drive by myself.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

I was very frightened. The sounds of the cave and the sight of my body forced me away.

VOA: special.2010.07.10

But I was troubled. I was afraid that after giving me food, the churchman would ask me to change my religious beliefs.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

And an old monk came to me and asked in a kind voice if I was hungry.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

As he talked, I realized there was something in this room that he wanted me to discover.

VOA: special.2009.07.04

When I was twenty years old, my parents sent me to New York City to study medicine.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

"I had never done that sort of work, and it was not the right job for me.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

I told her it was from the magazine. Then Uncle Caesar drove me back to the hotel.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

He was telling me his name! I pointed to my chest and said my name,"John Carter."

VOA: special.2010.07.17