I was talking to a writer friend over the phone last night about how we could encourage each other to return our respective works in progress.

Her: “If I could sketch out time on my schedule, I think I could work on it on a regular basis.”

Me: “If I could turn back time — if I could find a way — I’d take back those words that hurt you, and you’d stay.”

(I know it was a corny joke, but I still thought it was good enough to Cher.)