The universe doesn't really care if you bounce back. It doesn't feel that weird to write about paralysis or being in hospital or losing a child or, you know, splitting up with your wife, because that's just life.
Steve ToltzI actually went into writing first to supplement my income, which was a strange thing to do and actually failed.
Steve Toltzโฆ she gave me a look that deftly combined tenderness with revulsion. To this day the memory of that look still visits me like a Jehovahโs Witness: uninvited and tireless.
Steve ToltzHe pointed the gun at me. Then he looked up at my hand & tilted his head slightly. - Journey, he said. I had forgotten I was still holding the book. - Cรฉline, I said back in a whisper. - I love that book. - I'm only halfway through. - Have you got to the point where -- - Hey, kill me, but don't tell me the end!
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