The House of Stories

The House

The House of Stories is not a place you can arrive at, except in the way that matters most. It has rooms given over to books and essays, to films and gardens, to reflection and the slow work of paying attention.

You have come early. The rooms are still being made ready — some barely begun, none yet fit to be seen. I would rather you found them finished than half‑dressed, so the doors stay shut a little longer.

— The Caretaker