I wished to stifle the unhappy passion which burned in my soul

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.

The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.

We all know smoking is bad. I know I'm going to quit someday, if I thought I wasn't I'd quit now.

How many people ask you to come share their life?

If we want to keep farmers in business, it's time for all of us, ordinary citizens and policy makers alike, to begin learning how that might be done. Sharing the Harvest is a great place to start.

I felt sick. Buying Kisten’s and my safety from Piscary was so wrong. But it was either that or deal with a demon, and I’d rather keep my soul clean and let my morals get dingy.

If you don't have a dream in life, I don't know what you have. You have to want something beyond your reach; it's exciting when it works out.

But I'm very happy with my life the way it has been turning out. A little time in the country, a little time with the animals and working on behalf of them.

Most grown people are like icebergs, three-tenths showing, seven-tenths submerged - that is why a collision with one of them is unexpectedly hurtful.