And if there's a moral there, I don't know what it is, save maybe that we should take our goodbyes whenever we can.

A short story is the ultimate close-up magic trick -- a couple of thousand words to take you around the universe or break your heart.

All around me darkness gathers, Fading is the sun that shone, We must speak of other matters, You can be me when I'm gone Flowers gathered in the morning, Afternoon they blossom on, Still are withered in the evening, You can be me when I'm gone.

Often you will discover that the harder you work, and the more wisely you work, the luckier you get. But there is luck, and it helps.

Mirrors,' she said, 'are never to be trusted.

The right song can turn an emperor into a laughingstock, can bring down dynasties.

Whereas there are lots of good novels out there; there are a few good movies out there. People have been writing great poems for years, but there aren't a lot of good comics. I like trying to write them.