With Death Comes Honesty.

A Mature Society Understands That At The Heart Of Democracy Is Argument.

Free Speech Is The Whole Thing, The Whole Ball Game. Free Speech Is Life Itself.

Khattam-shud,' He Said Slowly, 'is The Arch-enemy Of All Stories, Even Of Language Itself. He Is The Prince Of Silence And The Foe Of Speech. And Because Everything Ends, Because Dreams End, Stories End, Life Ends, At The Finish Of Everything We Use His Name. "it's Finished," We Tell One Another, "it's Over. Khattam-shud: The End.

Among The Great Struggles Of Man-good/evil, Reason/unreason, Etc.-there Is Also This Mighty Conflict Between The Fantasy Of Home And The Fantasy Of Away, The Dream Of Roots And The Mirage Of The Journey.

The Only People Who See The Whole Picture,' He Murmured, 'are The Ones Who Step Out Of The Frame.