Matthew J. Kirby

Sometimes, when we want something so badly, we fear failure more than we fear being without that thing.

Maybe if people can't have an end to their suffering, the next thing they seek for is to know why they suffer. Suffering is a part of life in this world, part of a cycle....Stories give you a way to see things. A way to understand the events of your life. Even if you don't realize it while you're hearing the tale.

In life, the hardest decisions often have to be made more than once. But each time, it gets easier.

You are stronger than me," Asa says. "And in bravery and strength, there is a kind of beauty.

Though a story may begin as a lie, perhaps it can be made true. Perhapsd their ultimate power is found in how they inspire us to action.

A story is not a thing. A story is an act. It only exists in the brief moment of its telling. The question you must ask is what a story has the power to do. The truth of something you do is very different from the truth of something you know.