There's almost always a point in a book where something happens that triggers the rest of the plot.

Quote by Jonathan Carroll

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Even the handsomest men do not have the same momentary effect on the world as...

Even the handsomest men do not have the same momentary effect on the world as...

At a Boston signing, someone from the audience asked why I was so obsessed with...

At a Boston signing, someone from the audience asked why I was so obsessed with...

If I don't feel like writing today or for a few days, I don't. And...

If I don't feel like writing today or for a few days, I don't. And...

For an adult, eating alone at McDonald's is admitting a kind of defeat.

For an adult, eating alone at McDonald's is admitting a kind of defeat.

It took me less than half a lifetime to realize that regret is one of...

It took me less than half a lifetime to realize that regret is one of...

When I was in college, I was the editor of the literary magazine and insisted...

When I was in college, I was the editor of the literary magazine and insisted...

I don't like to have to pan for gold when I read.

I don't like to have to pan for gold when I read.

I have never heard anyone say This is it. I know right now is the...

I have never heard anyone say This is it. I know right now is the...

Most men, no matter how well or badly dressed, carry overstuffed, beat up wallets that...

Most men, no matter how well or badly dressed, carry overstuffed, beat up wallets that...

Coffee on an airplane always smells bad. Whenever it is served, suddenly the whole cabin...

Coffee on an airplane always smells bad. Whenever it is served, suddenly the whole cabin...

Why do people always gesture with their hands when they talk on the phone?

Why do people always gesture with their hands when they talk on the phone?

You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into...

You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into...

In Poland, my audience is all women between 18 and 30. At U.S. conventions, you...

In Poland, my audience is all women between 18 and 30. At U.S. conventions, you...

Everyone coming out of a perfume store is smelling the back of their hand.

Everyone coming out of a perfume store is smelling the back of their hand.

Do you know the German phrase, 'You can steal horses with him'? It means a...

Do you know the German phrase, 'You can steal horses with him'? It means a...

Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full...

Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full...

Both young children and old people have a lot of time on their hands. That's...

Both young children and old people have a lot of time on their hands. That's...

It's always fun to walk down the street with or behind a really beautiful woman,...

It's always fun to walk down the street with or behind a really beautiful woman,...

I feel like a cliche.

I feel like a cliche.

I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will...

I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will...