It always happened like this: he would look and look for the keys to Satan’s Hearse and then finally he’d just give up and say, “Fine. I’ll take the fugging bus,” and on his way out the door, he’d see the keys. Keys show up when you reconcile yourself to the bus; Katherines appear when you start to disbelieve the world contains another Katherine; and, sure enough, the Eureka moment arrived just as he began to accept it would never come.

I know what happens a the end of falling-landing.

Read a lot. Read broadly... Tell stories to your friends, and pay attention to when they get bored... Write a lot.

If people could see me the way I see myself - if they could live in my memories - would anyone love me?

This one's for Alaska Young!

You do not immortalize the lost by writing about them. Language buries, but does not resurrect.

We gotta do something about this frigging swing set,' he said. 'I'm telling you, it's ninety percent of the problem.