Journalism makes you think fast. You have to speak to people in all walks of life. Especially local journalism.

He was, he would be the first to admit, a coward, an incompetent, and not even very good at being a failure.

They say that the eyes of some paintings can follow you around the room, a fact that I doubt, but I am wondering whether some music can follow you for ever.

He sighed. It had come to this. He was a responsible authority, and people could use terms like "core values" at him with impunity.

What was supposed to be so special about a full moon? It was only a big circle of light. And the dark of the moon was only darkness. But halfway between the two, when the moon was between the worlds of light and dark, when even the moon lived on the edge...maybe then a witch could believe in the moon.

She had heard it said that, before you could understand anybody, you needed to walk a mile in their shoes, which did not make a whole lot of sense, because probably AFTER you had walked a mile in their shoes, you would understand that they were chasing you and accusing you of the theft of a pair of shoes--although, of course, you could probably outrun them, owing to their lack of footwear.

Steal five dollars and you're a common thief. Steal thousands and you're either the government or a hero.