No matter what, expect the unexpected. And whenever possible BE the unexpected.

When an attractive but ALOOF ("cool") man comes along, there are some of us who offer to shine his shoes with our underpants. There are thousands of scientific concepts as to why this is so, and yes, yes, it's very sick but none of this helps.

The happy ending is hardly important, though we may be glad its there. The real joy is knowing that if you felt the trouble in the story, your kingdom isnt dead.

The only reason we find structure in stories is because it's there naturally in human interaction, and in the way that people tell stories.

If I had had me for a student I would have thrown me out of class immediately.

This ability to exist in pieces is what some adults call resilience. And I suppose in some way it is a kind of resilience, a horrible resilience that makes adults believe children forget trauma.

If I could only turn the etch-a-sketch of my life upside down.