The situation comes first...the characters...come next...[then] begin to narrate.

Time apparently did nothing but blunt grief’s sharpest edge so that it hacked rather than sliced.

A product is something made in a factory; a brand is something that is bought by the customer. A product can be copied by a competitor; a brand is unique. A product can be quickly outdated; a successful brand is timeless.

Everything's a lot tougher when it's for real. That's when you choke. When it's for real.

Never give a good politician time to pray.

I've met talespinners before, Jake, and they're all cut more or less from the same cloth. They tell tales because they're afraid of life.

No one ever does live happily ever after, but we leave the children to find that out for themselves.