So we expect prose to move as quickly and intuitively as film. And to do this, let’s consider how people do it in conversation. They “whatever.” They say, “Let’s agree to disagree.” Or, “Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?” My friend Ina quotes The Simpsons with the non sequitur, “Daffodils grow in my yard.” Whatever the saying, it acknowledges an impasse and creates the permission to introduce a new idea.
