Different Seasons

I had put finish to my story

When the shit hit the fan

I’ll tell you a little bit about Shawshank’s solitary while we’re on the subject

I’ve been the guy who can get it for you here at Shawshank for damn near forty years

The most important things are the hardest things to say.

The only reason anyone writes stories is so they can understand the past and get ready for some future mortality; that's why all the verbs in stories have -ed endings,

The only two useful artforms are religion and stories.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them. It's hard to make strangers care about the good things in your life.