One who has a deaden conscience can never live within the confinements of the law.

In these story telling moments we equip our children, with crucial solution tools for life. To deprive them of these necessary teachable moments is like denying a carpenter the tools of his trade.

Violence is rather a strange phenomenon that can be compared to fire, once out of control it’s loyal to no one, not even to the person who started it.

We had a genuine love for each other, and we loved being around each other, and in the gang was where I felt love. Troit Lynes, former death row inmate of Her Majesty Prison

No one can soothe my inner being like you. No one can make me look to the future with such excitement like you did. No one can understand me, fulfill me, fit me like you did." ~Emma Ranstein

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

I remain Mistress of mine own self and mine own soul

Peace is the music of every heart. Our glory lies in understanding, listening and honoring that music.

Let go of your past, but never forget what it has taught you.

I try to stay focused on my creativity.

I am always suspicious of righteous indignation. Nothing is more cruel than righteous indignation.

Home is ultimately not about a place to live but about the people with whom you are most fully alive. Home is about love, relationship, community, and belonging, and we are all searching for home.

And Silence of the Lambs is a really smart book.

Using the word weird implies that there is a norm.