“The heroine might be unsure. And the reader. But I dont think the author should be.”

“Every character in a story, I thought when I had folded up the phone, has both a purpose and a secret purpose.”

“Theres nothing cruel about a vampire or a parasite, she said.”

“And youre disappointed in the story. I know you wanted a love story.”

“I thought you could build a story that would function as a machine or else a complex of machines, each one moving separately, yet part of a process that ultimately would produce an emotion or a seq...”

“And you’re disappointed in the story. I know you wanted a love story.”

“Theres nothing cruel about a vampire or a parasite, she said.”

“Innocent? Tell me human, who among you is innocent? Who among you has not destroyed without need or hurt without pity? Should a lion ponder his role in thinning the herds? Does he question whether ...”

“As we pass the mirror in the bedroom, my attention is drawn to the lovely couple in the reflection. There is a man, tall with broad shoulders. His red hair cut short. He has nothing but a towel on....”

“Good evening and good night.”