Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it.

God save us from the people who want to do what's best for us.

There was an author who titled his books by days of the weeks and another one that used colors. Then there was Edward Gorey who wrote the book The Gashlycrumb Tinies, about the untimely death of 26 Victorian children, each representing a letter of the alphabet. I thought what a great way to link the titles.

Pretending to be 'normal' is a lot harder than you think.

I read the paper every day. There are certain subjects that will catch my attention. I have an entire file of articles. Of course I make up the story, especially since most criminals are not very smart and fictional crime must be clever. I have to make sure the story I am telling is interesting and realistic. In this book I went on line and found out the manners of codes. I thought it interesting to use them as a jumping off point.

Life was reduced to its four basic elements: air, food, drink, and a good friend.

You try to keep life simple but it never works, and in the end all you have left is yourself.