A strong work ethic is a form of accountability, because it involves keeping a promise to one's employer. It is not the same thing as workaholism.

Religion isn't the problem ignorance and hatred are.

The smart employer looks not for perfection but for an explanation of how the consequences of a dishonorable act affected the candidate and others.

Practicing gratitude in the moment of frustration can really be a game changer.

...fairy tales, just a fancy word for lies...

Nature is not our enemy, to be raped and conquered. Nature is ourselves, to be cherished and explored.

. . .but he'd seen elite warriors go down in flames enough times to struggle with the sovereignty of God yet yield to it

Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.

We are not. We never were; we never shall be. We return to the void we never, for mehay is the center of all, and all is the center of nothing.

People are really interested in the concept of eternal youth in this plastic-surgery culture.

She looked at nice young men as if she could smell their stupidity.

The transfiguration of matter occurs through wonder.

I'm drawn to people that have tasks to do.

The writing is done on the computer, and the drawing is done by hand. I write, write, write, then I hit the illustration.