One thing I've learned is that strange things do happen. They happen all the time. Today, for instance, my best friend Jill's cat spoke. We were making brownies in the kitchen when we heard it say, 'Let me out.

“You cannot dispute the ridiculous. You cannot argue reasonably with evil.”

“As they were falling asleep, Gillian could have sworn she heard Ben say Fate--a…”

“There he is, in the fading light, certain of what he wants, certain of her. If …”

“I knelt by the fire to make certain there were no burning embers left. That was…”