Was life like that? You could look ahead to the future or back to the past, but the present moved too quickly to absorb.

Drake. He liked dangerous pies." "Why did he join you?" "Who would eat pie that could take over your life? Why risk it?" "Focus. Why did he join you?" "Say no to death pies. Another good motto. I'm getting a headache." p. 432

It's easy to make up weird stuff. It gets trickier when you want the weird stuff to be interesting and make sense.

My father once admonished me to master the laws that govern fine writing until I could weave my words into worlds. If ever I accomplish that feat, I will sign my name to the tale.

That was cool.' You're psychotic.

Can you see the power emotion has to distort our outlook? Makes you wonder, did you have a bad day, or did you make it a bad day." ~Fablehaven - Rise of the Evening Star

I blush to think of her beholding my work," Verl confessed. So do we," Newel assured him.