Stories not only give us a much needed practice on figuring out what makes people tick, they give us insight into how we tick.

Before there were books, we read each other.

MYTH: Beautiful Writing Trumps AllREALITY: Storytelling Trumps Beautiful Writing, Every Time

If I ask you to think about something, you can decide not to. But if I make you feel something? Now I have your attention.

...what draws us into a story and keeps us there is the firing of our dopamine neurons, signaling that intriguing information is on the way.

A heart, once stolen, can never be taken back.

Are there any more beautiful words in the English dictionary than 'see you tomorrow?

Charlie tried to focus on what she was saying, but his head felt packed with gauze. Like no one could reach him in here, where it hurt.

As moonlight gently fills your room, your dreams begin to sprout, then bloom.

Women of vanquished races are usually very prone to wed with the men who have slaughtered their kindred in battle.

I could really try new things. That was satanism, it works really well, I made a pact.

Cooking is the ultimate giving!

We can't have everything! It took a lot of growing up for me to realize this unalterable fact and to discipline myself into accepting it.

[Gratitude is] the cheerfulness of wisdom.

people who try to control situations all the time are afraid that if they don't, nothing will work out the way they want.