In the morning it was morning and I was still alive.
Maybe I'll write a novel, I thought.
And then I did.

“there's a bluebird in my heart thatwants to get outbut I'm too clever, I only l…”

“Henry Chinaski", the principal said over the microphone. And I walked forward. …”

“When I get down to my last dime I'll just walk over to skid row.""There are som…”

“there must be a way.surely there must be a way that we have not yetthought of.w…”