That’s what stories are about, really—the series of decisions, large and small, that the main character is presented with and the consequences that play out because the character kept a secret or revealed it, killed the dragon or snuck by it, went to the concert or stayed home, filled the gas tank or didn’t, befriended the misfit or didn’t.

Patricia Wrede, blog post, “Questionnaires and Decisions” (7/4/18).