. . . Nobody Every Taught You

The Next Day, She Was Silent. For Breakfast, She Murdered An Onion And Served It Raw.

All The Lessons You Need To Learn In Life, He Said, Will Be Taught To You By Your Enemy.

Life Brings What It Brings. I Might Be Young But I've Learnt This: Prepare For Each Blind Corner With Your Strongest Shoulder Dropped, Ready To Smash Through Whatever Is Thrown At You Next. Once The Dust Clears You Will Be Standing Tall, A Champion, A Victor. Nothing Will Be Able To Knock You Down Once You've Taken The Biggest Hits This Life Has To Offer, So Come On Life, Bring It!

The Death Of Dictator Kim Jong-il Has Cast All Eyes On North Korea, A Country Without Literature Or Freedom Or Truth.

The Urge To Create A Fictional Narrative Is A Mysterious One, And When An Idea Comes, The Writer's Sense Of What A Story Wants To Be Is Only Vaguely Visible Through The Penumbra Of Inspiration.