I’ve got...ways of tricking my brain into getting what I need out of it

I have always tended toward a lush prose style, but I take care to modulate it from story to story and to strip it down entirely when necessary.

History has shown us all too often the consequences of dreaming poorly or not at all.

When they give you things, ask yourself why. When you're grateful to them for giving you the things you should have anyway, ask yourself why.

Some questions will ruin you if you are denied the answer long enough.

Who had the bigger burden? The one who had to watch the other person endure or the one who endured?

There's also a lot of gritty Americana type of bands. I actually have a lot of Britpop on my iPod, too.