Some travelers think they want to go to foreign places but are dismayed when the places turn out actually to be foreign.

But people will do anything rather than admit that their lives have no meaning. No use, that is. No plot.

Where to start is the problem, because nothing begins when it begins and nothing's over when it's over, and everything needs a preface: a preface, a postscript, a chart of simultaneous events.

You think I'm not a goddess? Try me. This is a torch song. Touch me and you'll burn.

What people want is perfection," said the man. "In themselves." "But they need the steps to it to be pointed out," said the woman. "In a simple order," said the man. "With encouragement," said the woman. "And a positive attitude.

I'm interested in the Gothic novel because it's very much a woman's form. Why is there such a wide readership for books that essentially say, 'Your husband is trying to kill you'?

If you disagree with your government, that's political. If you disagree with your government that is approaching theocracy, then you're evil.