"one of the fountains in vegas was all dried out, and there on the bottom were all these pennies and nickels and even some quarters, buried in the dirt," i said. "all those wishes. does that make them wasted?"

"not at all."

"but they are exposed."

"if you believe in wishing..."

"sometimes i do," i said. "i believe that people make them and truly believe them -- and maybe that's the key. if you truly believe in it, then you can make it happen. but there are so many other factors, like reality, that come into play."