"You need a name." "You shall be named Vampi." "The main characteristic of turtles is the adjustment and widening of the body and the development of plates that form a box-like shape in which they can hide the head and the feet." "The slowness of turtles is an inevitable consequence of their heavy shell." "But their nervous system and behaviour are more complex than people may think." "There are few clues which tell us how, when and why one of the first reptile populations suffered the shortening of the body" "and were covered by a heavy armour to protect it against the risks of life on earth which they had just started experiencing." "Quartet for the End of Time" "Dedicated to Mariana and her belly" "I woke up depressed this morning." "I decided to use the stairs rather than taking the lift." "WRITE A NOTE IF I'M NOT IN" "AND SLIDE IT UNDER THE DOOR" "QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME" "Maybe tomorrow I can..." "I woke up in a good mood today."