I've always loved stories of animals and birds that can appear to be human, just by taking off their skins or their feathers.

I love the idea of species fluidity, I guess, the sense of the maiden inherent in the swan or seal, the youth inherent in the bear or deer. After all, human beings are animals.

What was the good of dreaming of adventure if you turned your back on the first one that came your way?

Poetry, for me, conveys the essence of narrative rather than its particulars.

Aren't we most aware of our animal natures when love or hunger or hatred burns through reason and encourages us to do exactly what we desire to do, with frequently tragic results?

The fact that I seem to prefer seals over any other animal brides is something I hadn't actually realized until this moment. Perhaps it's because there's a lot of very cool folklore about it.

I can't rhyme for little green apples. What I can do is scan and make patterns.

Not all animal brides are doomed. Not all men are greedy or violent or possessive.

His mama beat him with an ugly stick so hard, it gone straight on till his soul.

Mam said I was growing up. I felt that I was dying.

When the Prince comes into your life, you will stop thinking and start reasoning.

A life of conflict and greediness causes a person to suffer from the rheumatism of sadness.

Failure is an opportunity to rise higher than before.

Life is a journey through either experiences or experiment.

A great tragedy is occurring. Millions of people are dying prematurely. These people are killing themselves and they don’t even know it.

The power of getting to know one another is so immense, eclipsed only by first getting to know ourselves.

If anything, Calvin Klein is the iconic company in terms of fashion. They do have iconic images for their campaigns.

They [the English] have a special word, "civil," for what is elsewhere merely ordinary politeness.

we are to be brought through the fire, not left in it. and you know what? to anyone that ever told you that you're no good... they're no better.

Just remember, everything you are is.