Oh my God! Being with her, under the spell of that attention, makes you feel both protected by and protective of her. Every time she cut herself she picked up another knife (she had 10) and repeated the routine. They are not friends. She recalls an artist friend of her fathers visiting and showing her how to paint. Her vocabulary is wide, but it is true: she does restrict herself largely to the present tense. // ------------------------------------------------------------------- Youre being processed. My grandmother came, bring me to hospital, they put in the stitches, and I didnt tell my mother anything. She never stops working, spinning out ideas, narrating in impressionistic loops. + '