Under the Earth I go,
On the oak leaf I stand.
I ride on the filly
That was never foaled,
And I carry the dead in my hand. – Anon.

Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form. – Jean Luc Godard

Story is a yearning meeting an obstacle. – Robert Olen Butler

The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best – and therefore never scrutinize or question. – Stephen Jay Gould