1.   But does she use those tales in her novels for adults?

2.   She has a knack for making you believe she really is an orphan who uses tall tales to keep the memory of her parents alive.

3.   Smartly, Arney allows his actors to use their tales less as a sword-measuring contest and more of a means of character development.

4.   Since almost the beginning of Western literature, visionary writers have been using tales of the future and fantastic technologies as vehicles for very human stories.

5.   Their tales are used like the colorful little decorations that clip joints once stuck into drinks for the silly set.

6.   They may hold their rattles above water when resting or floating, he said, but they use their tales for propulsion, with their rattles below the surface.