All stories are true," Skarpi said. "But this one really happened, if that's what you mean.

Beer dulls a memory, brand sets it burning, but wine is the best for a sore heart's yearning.

...hear rumors and go digging for the painful truth beneath the lovely lies. You believe you have a right to these things, but you don't. When someone tells you a piece of their life, they're giving you a gift, not granting you your due.

You know, I could have carried you.

I'm kind of balanced between excited about the potential of the project, and the knowledge that I shouldn't get my hopes up. I like to be practical, and the truth is, these deals fall apart all the time.

All stories are true.

After a certain point is reached the numbers cease to matter, and all that remains is the faceless mass of a crowd.