It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to know in what direction to point that organ.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

What's the matter, fairy boy? Pissed because Chrys rather kiss me?" - Essence (Nymphs of Macedonia Trilogy #1)

The church is strong when she lives by divine understanding.

The bottle of red brush on a white table gleamed throughout the remaining years of my childhood as the sign of what was possible there.

You have to get up and plant the seed and see if it grows, but you can't just wait around, you have to water it and take care of it.

What we wish, that we readily believe.

The mantra I used was 'find a way.'

I never knew what a reporter looked like.

Of men eternally dear! happy indeed If you have breathing-space From pain: blessed all the more If death should heal you of the pain you fear!

I want to be able to discuss craft but I also want to teach writers to trust their instincts and learn to listen to themselves above all others.

I went to a freak show and they let me in for nothing.