A mathematical proof is beautiful, but when you're finished, it's really only about one thing. A story can be about many things.
“Once you accept your own death, all of a sudden you're free to live. You no longer care about your reputation. You no longer care except so far as your life can be used tactically to promote a cause you believe in.”
“Reading Stephen King's book, On Writing, was like being cornered and forced to have a long, drawn out mental enema.”