We can, if we so choose, wander aimlessly over the continent of the arbitrary. Rootless as some winged seed blown about on a serendipitous spring breeze.

Generally, people who are good at writing letters have no need to write letters. They've got plenty of life to lead inside their own context.

Myths are the prototype for all stories. When we write a story on our own it can't help but link up with all sorts of myths. Myths are like a reservoir containing every story there is.

That's good. I was worried. Of course, I do have a few things wrong with me, but those are strictly problems I keep inside. I'd hate to think they were obvious to anybody else. Especially at the swimming pool in the summer.

I don't think of myself as an artist. I'm just a guy who can write.

But what seems like a reasonable distance to one person might feel too far to somebody else.

The little things are important, Mr. Wind-Up Bird.