I have two amazing things in my life: I'm pain-free and I'm debt-free.

As for the end of the universe…I say let it come as it will, in ice, fire, or darkness. What did the universe ever do for me that I should mind its welfare?

A short story is like a kiss in the dark.

The quiet, singing voice of the rose. The song that promised all might be well, all might be well, that all manner of things might be well.

If it's OK to register cars and license drivers, why is it not OK to impose similar legal responsibilities on gun owners?

Time's the thief of memory

For me, good description usually consists of a few well-chosen details that will stand for everything else.