Fate rules. You follow the steps and you plan and you work. Then fate slips in laughing and makes fools of us. Sometimes we can trick it or out guess it but most often its already written. For some its written in blood. That doesn't mean we stop, but it does mean we can't comfort ourselves with blame. It's easier to take the blame than to admit there was nothing you could do to stop whatever happened.

Body adornments show that we're aware of our bodies and expect others to be aware as well.

Sex might satisfy, food might fuel, love might sustain, but without coffee, what is the point?

Don't worry."... "We are right behind you." "Notice," Lilah added with a smile, "the direction is behind.

Better, Cilla thought, to be alone on a quiet night than to be alone in a crowd. Much better.

Nothing worthwhile is ever without complications.

Shall I tell you what rock and roll is, Johnno, from someone who doesn't perform, but observes? It's restless and rude. It's defiant and daring. It's a fist shaken at age. It's a voice that often screams out questions because the answers are always changing. The very young play it because they're searching for some way to express their anger or joy, their confusion and their dreams. Once in a while, and only once in a while, someone comes along who truly understands, who has the gift to transfer all those needs and emotions into music.