Stephen had just come from a class discussion in which several students believed that the right cup of herbal tea would save them from pain and sorrow. Well acquainted with pain and sorrow, Stephen did not contribute to the discussion. He merely crossed these idiots off his list of possible friends.

Breakfast was only worth having when somebody else made it for you.

I decided to write short stories because they got rejected quicker.

She had gradually changed her name. "Jane" was too dull. Last year, she'd added a "y", becoming Jayne, which had more personality.

People nearly always believe, and are willing to back it up with weapons and cruelty, that their religion and way of life is better than the other person's

Lying on the front passenger seat, as if it didn't matter, was Rose's Diary. It Mattered.

Stephen had just come from a class discussion in which several students believed that the right cup of herbal tea would save them from pain and sorrow. Well acquainted with pain and sorrow, Stephen did not contribute to the discussion. He merely crossed these idiots off his list of possible friends.