“Tell the Wind and the Fire where to stop; not me.”
“Then tell Wind and Fire where to stop," returned madame; "but don't tell me.”
“A tempest ceases, a cyclone passes over, a wind dies down, a broken mast can be replaced, a leak can be stopped, a fire extinguished, but what will become of this enormous brute of bronze?”
“The social function of narrative is not limited to 'primitive' people sitting around the fire telling each other where Fire came from and why they're sitting around it.”
“A happy ending is just the place where you choose to stop telling the story.”
“tell me to stop and i will”