Sometimes a journey makes itself necessary.

Words bounce. Words, if you let them, will do what they want to do and what they have to do.

Reality is a sound, you have to tune in to it not just keep yelling.

He was trying to fit this Herakles onto the one he knew.

She stumbled then and Geryon caught her other arm, it was like a handful of autumn. He felt huge and wrong. When is it polite to let go someone’s arm after you grab it?

But when justice is done the world drops away.

Are there many little boys who think they are a Monster? But in my case I am right said Geryon to the Dog they were sitting on the bluffs The dog regarded himJoyfully

He had a respect for facts maybe this was one.

Individuals who are focused on becoming better are individuals not easily offended. You can only offend those who are not on a path of constant growth and enlightenment.

Allow your past achievements to provide fuel for your current goals.

I am careful not to look anyone in the face because I don't want them to see the shame in my eyes, and I also don't want to see the laughter in theirs.

She said the reason that love is so painful is that it always amounts to two people wanting more than two people can give.

Being enthusiastic settles nothing.

Weak thoughts, weak desires: he felt their force.

Be angry, it's okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.

I think you can challenge people, but you don't want to break people down. But you've got to sometimes just pull them aside and say, you know, you're OK but you could be better.

Genre labels are useful only insofar as they help you find an audience.

O, Thou hast damnable iteration; and art, indeed, able to corrupt a saint.