She wondered that hope was so much harder then despair.

Identity was partly heritage, partly upbringing, but mostly the choices you make in life. ~ Bran

This was not a man who wanted to give up his mate. This was a man trying to do the honorable thing—and give her a choice, no matter hiw much it cost him.

New rules. If you are smart enough to live, you won’t hit Charles’s mate in front of his father.

Then Walter died as he lived, he told his mate. A hero, a soldier, and a survivor who chose to protect what was precious to him. I don't think, if you could ask him, that he would have any regrets.

It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance.

Oh, and I certainly don't suffer from schizophrenia. I quite enjoy it. And so do I.

One sure way to excel in life, be fabulous and fantastic is to know your fears and deal with them with fierce.

Art is a by-product of an honest and successful attempt to do something well.

An alternate explanation is not a refutation.

Perpetual Peace is only found in the graveyard.

Birds were like dinosaurs' better selves. They had short lives and long summers. We all should be so lucky as to leave behind such heirs.

The wilderness and the idea of wilderness is one of the permanent homes of the human spirit.

I think I hate snow, downright hate it. There is something stupefying in it, a kind of 'You must be worse before you're better,' and down it spins.

Talking about the all night concerts, I did some of the first all night concerts back in the 60's with this little harmonium, and I also had saxophone taped delays.