Time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.
The best stories are those that ask questions, not answer them.
Our decisions are often less rational than we believe, influenced by a myriad of subconscious factors.
I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't, and then tries the short story, which is the most demanding form after poetry. And, failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.