Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as a completed concept. It almost seems like a discovery, as if the story was always there. The few elements I start out with are actually clues. If I figure out what they mean, I can discover the story that's waiting.
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We want to put the kids at ease and focus on the things that they're going to need to get past the falling-down part. Instead of telling them, 'Oh, well, this first day or two is going to be brutal,' the focus is on the things that will really help them.
There has been a transformation - you can feel it among the players - but I can hold my hand read more
There has been a transformation - you can feel it among the players - but I can hold my hand up and say that is not down to me coaching on the field. You'd be better off asking Michael Foley and Richard Graham about that because they have been in charge, not me.
We have proved that one (species) is transforming into the other, so this evidence is important to show that there read more
We have proved that one (species) is transforming into the other, so this evidence is important to show that there is human evolution... that human evolution is a fact and not a hypothesis.
People kept coming up to our booth asking if this was the knee brace that everyone was talking about!
People kept coming up to our booth asking if this was the knee brace that everyone was talking about!
It is always good to win the first match of the series,
It is always good to win the first match of the series,
I believe that we are operating appropriately and effectively in the current setting,
I believe that we are operating appropriately and effectively in the current setting,
I was very excited, I wasn't nervous. I just got out there and played my game. The guys have been read more
I was very excited, I wasn't nervous. I just got out there and played my game. The guys have been awesome to me the last three weeks. I got out there and just tried to help the team out. We didn't pull out the win, but it's a good first step. We know where we stand now and are going to go back and work hard to try to get ready for Norway.
They're sheep. They like Bush enough to credit him with saving the nation after 9/11. Three thousand people get killed, read more
They're sheep. They like Bush enough to credit him with saving the nation after 9/11. Three thousand people get killed, and everybody thinks they're next on the list. The president comes along, and he's got his six-guns strapped on, and people think he's going to save them.
The effect of the release on gasoline prices is limited. Refineries are producing at full capacity and more crude will read more
The effect of the release on gasoline prices is limited. Refineries are producing at full capacity and more crude will not lead to more gasoline.
