Narrative is one of the best intoxicants or tranquilisers. Author: A.S. Byatt Copy Quote More from A.S. Byatt “He knew her, he believed. He would teach her that she was not his possession, h…” “A man is the history of his breaths and thoughts, acts, atoms and wounds, love …” “He had been violently confused by her real presence in the opposite inaccessibl…” “She didn't like to be talked about. Equally, she didn't like not to be talked a…”