I don't like outlining, because books are organic things. Sometimes a book doesn't want to be written in a certain way.

They grew fat and happy--the horses, not the children, or Marlena for that matter.

I don't like outlining, because books are organic things. Sometimes a book doesn't want to be written in a certain way.

Hey! Shouts Camel. There ain't no woman in the world worth two bottles of whiskey!

Although there are times I'd give anything to have her back, I'm glad she went first. Losing her was like being cleft down the middle. It was the moment it all ended for me, and I wouldn't have wanted her to go through that.

How is it that everyone on this train has so much alcohol?" "We always head to Canada at the beginning of the season," she says taking her seat again. "Their laws are much more civilized. Cheers.

I roll onto my side and stare out the venetian blinds at the blue sky beyond. After a few minutes I'm lulled into a sort of peace. The sky, the sky--same as it always was.