The 13 Clocks

by James Thurber

I think you could learn everything you need to know about telling stories from this book.

The shift to this one was an example of escapism and self-indulgence. Unless modern Man wanders down these byways occasionally, I do not see how he can hope to preserve his sanity.

Something that would have been purple, if there had been light to see it by, scuttled across the floor.