She was a sea: and I had to swim in her.

Believe me, when I say; There are no two powers That command the soul. One is God The other is the tide. -Anon From the novel Abarat

A monster lies in wait in me,a stew of wounds and misery.But fiercer still in life and limb,the me that lies in wait in him

Memory, prophecy, and fantasy— The past, the future, and The dreaming moment between— Are all in one country, Living one immortal day. To know that is Wisdom. To use it is the Art.

You just have to trust your own madness.

Horror fiction shows us that the control we believe we have is purely illusory, and that every moment we teeter on chaos and oblivion.

I don't like PG-13 horror movies. I think they're a contradiction in terms.

I'm a great dog fanatic. My own dog died a little while ago and I take it very personally when things die-it's a major offence.

Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep.

Evil, however powerful it seemed,could be undone by its own appetite

We’re too much ourselves. Afraid of letting go of what we are, in case we are nothing, and holding on so tight, we lose everything else.

Prepared for the worst, but still praying for the best

Shame eats away at the core of who we are.

I am stronger than words and I am bigger than the box I'm in, and then I see her in the crowd and I fall apart.

The awakening of consciousness is the next evolutionary step for mankind.

God doesn't reveal his grand design. He reveals Himself.

I am a man and you are a woman. I can't think of a better arrangement.

She entered a state where prayer and poetry became one and the everyday world seemed full of holiness and significance.

The best Reformed theology isn't just about careful arguments for theologically sophisticated conclusions. It is about how to live the Christian life.

First guitars tend to be like first loves: ill-chosen, unsuitable, short-lived and unforgettable.

And political parties, overanxious for vote catching, become tolerant to intolerant groups.