MISERY

It looks good on paper, and there are people who build those things who'd tell you it was easy as pie — and even keep a straight face while they said it — but the odds are always against.”

Having a novel end exactly the way you thought it would when you started out would be like shooting a Titan missile halfway around the world and having the payload drop through a basketball hoop.

The thought that grieving for a fictional character was absurd did more than cross his mind during his tossings and turnings.