And, before science had caught up with the legend, the legend had swallowed science and everything.

I hate it when something I've had published "inspires" some nut to imitate what I've written, or some teacher gets fired for having her students read one of my stories or novels.

And, before science had caught up with the legend, the legend had swallowed science and everything.

How long did it take for a past to die?

After a while, though, even the deepest sorrow faltered, even the most penetrating despair lost its scalpel edge.

But it was hard to keep his hands still. He could almost feel them twitching emphatically with his strong desire to reach out and stroke the dog's head. He had such a terrible yearning to love something again, and the dog was such a beautiful ugly dog.

To me there is nothing that goes against nature. If it seems incomprehensible, its only because we havent been able to understand it yet.