Stories worked much the same way . . . A false note at the beginning was much more costly than one nearer the end because early errors were part of the foundation.

Why mince words? Beautiful Ruins is an absolute masterpiece.

In the end it all came down to companionship, to friendship, to sacrifice, to compromise.

Which is why we have spouses and children and parents and colleagues and friends, because someone has to know us better than we know ourselves. We need them to tell us. We need them to say, "I know you, Al. You are not the kind of man who.

America has always been a nation of small places, and as we lose them, we're losing part of ourselves.

Go to it. Be bold. Be true. Be kind. Rotate your tires. Don't drink so much. There aren't going to be enough liver transplants to go around.

I just have this feeling that if it weren't for the Gloversville Free Library that I probably would not be a writer.