Goddamn, Sometimes It Hurt To Be Free.

Stacey: "i'm Surprised You Haven't Thrown Me Out." Comfort: "at Your Current Weight, I'd Need Some Sort Of Catapult.

Thoughts - Even Fears - Were Airy Things, Formless Until You Made Them Solid With Your Voice And Once Given That Weight, They Could Crush You.

I Guess No One Stays Friends For More Than Thirty Years Without Broken Hearts Along The Way.

Honestly, When You Start Talking About Genres, You're Talking As Much About The Business Side Of Writing As Anything Else. Certainly There Are Elements Of Reader Expectation That Play Into Various Genres, And Those Are Important, But It Also Becomes About Packaging, Placement, Audience....in The End, I'm Not A Fan Of Labels. I Think The Best Fiction Blurs The Boundaries Between Genres, Stretches And Breaks Them.

The Measure Of A Society Is Its Compassion.