Every story began with the same claim: “If you hear the first part, you’ll want to hear the second. If you hear the story today, you’ll come back tomorrow for another. If you hear the story tonight, you’ll think about it as you sleep.

You have to live life if you’re going to create believable lives on paper.

The British story of Peter Pan is about a boy who never grows up and plays all day.

Writing isn’t just on the page; it’s voices in the reader’s head. Read what you write out loud to someone-anyone-and you will catch all kinds of things.

Summer comes over the hill like a hairy blanket.

Unfortunately, we’re using the same language to talk about the language we’retalking about.

Forgiveness is a little thing when love is there.

I feel the stars. Each sparkle sets aflame the pain in my heart.

Some affixes are wildly promiscuous.

Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding.