Is it really you this time, Kells?”“Well, I’m no maggoty corpse, if that’s what you mean.”He grinned. “That’s a relief. No maggoty corpse would be that sarcastic.

You don't take away my choices. You are my choice.

What is real and what is not is for your heart to decide and for your heart to know.

Falling for him would be like cliff diving. It would be either the most exhilarating thing that ever happened to me or the stupidest mistake I'd ever make.

I could feel the warmth of his presence as if a soft blanket had been wrapped around my soul, around my heart. It held me and protected me. It sheltered me and I knew I wasn't alone anymore.

Regrets are only felt by those who do not understand life's purpose.

If anyone can overcome a fear for the ocean, you can, little lady. Courage is being scared to death and saddlin' up anyway.

Oregon welcomed me like a beloved child, enfolded me in her cool arms, shushed my turbulent thoughts, and promised peace through her whispering pines.

Bad things sometimes happen to good people; the key to happiness is try to make the best of, and be thankful for the hand we're dealt

Tarzan-like men are my weakness, apparently.

(...)normalcy is an illusion. Each person is utterly unique. A standard of normalcy is something that most people of the world simply will never access.

Constant prayer interrupts our ego trips and disrupts our toxic trajectories.

Sin is the handle by which I get Christ, ...

I think hard times are coming. We will need writers who can remember freedom. Poets, visionaries, the realists of a larger reality.

The menu of my mother consisted of only two choices: Leave it or take it

Nothing is permanent. Not even the end of the world.

I'll never be Bob Dylan. He's the master.

My linguistics is pretty theoretical.

Once the fifth set comes, it's a matter of nerves.

Only library books speak with such wordless eloquence of the power good stories hold over us.

Look at the scope of writers who sell stuff. I'm at the very top of the power curve in terms of sales.