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You’re playing with a blow torch, and it’s pointed at your head. Think about what you’re saying.

It's Not About Him

Wasn't the whole point of being an artist, or at least part of it, that you didn't have to wear a tie?

The Interestings

What's the whole point of being pretty on the outside when you’re so ugly on the inside?

I'm Pretty

Oftentimes winning can become an addiction, whether good or bad, to the point where you would rather lose it all before you lose at all.

Killosophy

Doubt is a question mark; faith is an exclamation point. The most compelling, believable, realistic stories have included them both.

Killosophy

They have him,' Marina hisses, pointing into the dark. 'They have his body and I'm not letting them keep it.

The Revenge of Seven

Business is a basketball game. The more tricks you know, the more points you score.

The Secrets of Business

... the poor always live on debt. At this point, time is the only thing I still have the credibility to borrow.

Sprout of Disruption

History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation.

The Sense of an Ending

Her beauty was a weapon. A loaded gun, with the barrel pointed at her own head.

And the Mountains Echoed

She was a sleuth and sleuths had to follow rules. ‘Get to the point; don’t allow the subject to digress’ was one of them

Monsoon Memories

There is no point in getting rich if we lose our soul along the way.

The Marriage Bureau for Rich People

There is no point of adventure if you have known about everything. I wonder how God deals with the situation, considering the boredom.

Master of Stupidity

First law of gossip - there's no point knowing something if somebody else doesn't know you know it.

Moon Over Soho

Gut instinct," Jeremy wheezed. "Your gut's been shot," Mike pointed out, but he looked uncertain.

The Morning Star

Be like the koru; as you go forward into the forever-changing future, always remain faithful to the point of origin.

A Moment's Worth

The werewolf pointed at a bench next to the door into the Kirkwoods’ tomb. “Sit. Wait.” Did I mention werewolves were chatty?

The Nightmare Affair

Life versus Death becomes, as Montaigne pointed out, Old Age versus Death.

Nothing to Be Frightened Of

I have had my say, as he wished. Now the book belongs, as he points out, to the world he claims to speak for.

Nira/Sussa

No point in living a life less ordinary if you don't know what the other side looks like.

Never Always Sometimes

At some point, you just pull off the Band-Aid and it hurts, but then it's over and you're relieved.

Looking for Alaska