“Reading too much is sometimes as much trouble as reading too little. It is like the guy who loves a doll, so he locks her up in some tower thinking the doll will age like wine only to discover a lot of vinegar.” #writing

“We all make choices, have choices thrust on us, and decisions made for us. Some choose to let others make their choices for them or to take them away. We call these people failures.” #writing

“Doing evil is worse than being evil. Being evil doesn’t mean you act on it.” #writing

“Life is always dry on the outside.” #writing

“Whenever I see myself in the mirror, I’m beside myself.” #writing #throwawayline

“Some of us consider failure a success.” #writing

“He was a gnarly old man in thought and deed.” #writing

“Deliver unto us, one pizza large with extra pineapple.” #writing #throwawayline

“The limousine of life is driven be a mobster.” #writing. #throwawayline

“His epitaph read: He tried to jump the shark.” #writing #throwawayline

“He was a casual sniper.” #writing

“Some people come and go. Others come back like unwanted visitors or annoying relatives. These always have a way of thinking they know how to live your life.” #writing

“Some of us live long enough to regret the mistakes we’ve made.” #writing

“Some people develop late. Some develop when they are ‘the late and recently deceased.’” #writing

“Some things just are. There is no reason to make sense of them unless you’re looking for a way to drive yourself crazy.” #writing

TV/movie tropes: — jump/slide off the hood of a car. — slow-motion walk-away with an explosion in the background — superhero landing Tropes never progress the story. #writing #failure #tropes

“The bigger you are, the harder you are to topple.” #writing #throwawayline

“Appreciate the wonder of being here and now when you could be getting drunk somethwere.” #writing

“Death has a way of bringing life into focus. Too bad more don’t die.” #writing

I have started my Damon Runyon-esque story. I can hear his voice in my head, but getting it correct on the page is a tall problem I shall have to solve. My mind says one thing, but my hand writes another. #writing #shortstory

“Power doesn’t blind. It robs.” #writing

“Don’t worry about your weight. It’ll all be gone once you die.” #writing

“His life was like his death. It was difficult to ‘fade to black’ from black.” #writing

OK. I have a premise for the Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity short story. Now I just need a story to go with it and a point to it. #writing #mdc3con #shortstory

“Being a politician allows you to kill people by using the law.” #writing #throwawayline