I Haven't Shoplifted Since I Was 13.

Let's All Embrace Someone Near Us. Pick Someone Special To You. Tell This Someone How You Feel.

A Good Story Isn't The One That Shuts Everyone Down And Sort Of Leaves Them In Silent Awe. A Good Story Is One That, Even Before You Finish The Anecdote, You Can See Their Eyes Shining Because It Has So Resonated With Something From Their Own Lives That Everyone In The Group Has A Version Of The Same Story And They Cannot Wait To Tell It, And That They're Going To Compete To Make Their Version Even More Extreme Than Your Version. So Your Version Is Just A Seed.

It Seems That So Much Writing Is Being Done In The Nineteenth-century Model, Where Every Connection Has To Be Thoroughly Explained.

As The Child Outlives The Father,so Must The Character Bury The Author.

Just For The Record, How I Feel Right Now Is Very Terrific.