A faint smile played on his lips. "Obedience does not come naturally to you, does it?""No...sir""I must take some blame for that, I suppose. The sea does not like to be restrained.

He was slumped over, blood trickling from the side of his mouth. I shook his furry hip, thinking, No! Even if you are half barnyard animal, you're my best friend and I don't want you to die!

Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.

Humans see what they want to see.

Earthshaker, Stormbreaker, Father of Horses. Hail, Perseus Jackson, Son of the Sea God

Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.

The real world is where the monsters are.

Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.

i held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus- Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants.

The depth of consciousness widens our breadth of understanding and makes us uniconscious.

Ideal humane leadership begins with a real demonstration of love, continues relating with acceptance of fellow humankind and consciously follows that through with every opportunity.

Taking care of yourself is the most powerful way to begin to take care of others.

You can survive without artistry, but you cannot live without artistry.

I wished it was raining, " he said."I don't need the rain, " I said. "I need you.

Whether we're talking about race or gender or class, popular culture is where the pedagogy is, it's where the learning is.

All I did was write it down, one word after the other, beginning and ending with the same one, Bombay.

Luckily for you, you can close the book The Postman Always Rings Twice and break out of it, and James M. Cain can't. I can't think of any redeeming feature he has, but he's extremely compelling.

My dominion ends where that of conscience begins.

I'm not here to affect you politically or socially. I'm here to make you laugh. I use the news as the palette for my jokes.