For all my longer works (i.e. the novels) I write chapter outlines so I can have the pleasure of departing from them later on.

I love you," he whispered. "I hope you don't mind.

More advice. Don't go near the Old One. Do go near the Old One. Don't stay past twelve. Trust the Will. Don't trust the Will. I wish someone would tell me something straightforward for once.

I have never known what to tell anybody. Except that it is better to do something than nothing, even if the cost is great.

Fine!" muttered Mogget. "Wet, cold, and full of holes. Another fun day on the river.

So are you saying that somebody went to all the trouble to make you a crypt a thousand years ago on the off chance that you might turn up one day, walk in, and have a convenient heart attack?

If an action must be taken that will benefit the majority at the cost of the minority, is it morally indefensible? If an action taken for the benefit of a majority occurs at the expense of a minority, is it moral action?