You have to kill the bad guy.
I don't always want to read serious fiction. But when I read fiction that's not serious, I don't want to read brain candy. Entertain me, for God's sake.
I have always thought that librarians are a little bit like doctors, travel agents and professors all rolled into one. We all know that a great story can lift spirits, take you anywhere in the world you want to go and in any time period to boot, and the lessons you learn from a good book can buoy your own convictions and even change your life.
Here's my definition of a great beach read - a fabulous story that sucks me in like a black hole and when it's over, it jettisons my bones across the galaxy with a hair on fire mission to convince everyone I know that they must read that book or they will die.
Isn’t it amazing how much good people can do for each other when you give them the opportunity to help?
Makes you grow up quick. Hard work makes you strong. I work hard every day; that's where I get my strength. That and knowing who I am.
God, middle age is an unending insult.
It just happens that there is more employment for puppeteers in preschool television than anywhere else.
In Europe, it's more common to hear aggressive dance tracks on the radio.
But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else.
I decided sitcoms weren't for me.