…If one who slays one is a murderer then he who slays a thousand is not a hero, ' said Lalu.- Pg. #112, Across the Black Waters.

And at some point I would like to talk my publisher into doing an anthology of my poetry alongside some teen readers' poetry. It would be fun, and really wonderful to get their stuff out there.

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.

Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning.

Infidelity is seated in the heart; its origin is not in the head. It is the wish that Christianity might not be true, that leads to an argument to prove it.

I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.

Unfortunately, since the Sept. 11 tragedy, our business is not doing too well.

Only look to Jesus. He died for you, died in your place, died under the frowns of heaven, that we might die under its smile.

I judge people by what they might be, - not are, nor will be.

There's a sea secret in me / it's plain to see it is rising / but I must be flowing liquid diamonds / calling for my soul / at the corners of the world