But in high school the business of irrevocable choices began. Doors slipped shut with a faint locking click that was only heared clearly in the dreams of later years.

Go now. Our journey is done. And may we meet again, in the clearing, at the end of the path.

What is writing? Writing is telepathy.

A person can't change all at once.

That's something that is almost accidental at the beginning of a career, but the more you write, the more trained you are to recognize the little signals.

Say what you mean. Say what you see. Make a photograph, if you can, for the reader.

Symbolism exists to adorn and enrich, not to create an artificial sense of profundity.