Stone and sea are deep in life Two unalterable symbols of the world Permanence at rest And permanence in motion Participants in the power that remains

It is wrong to ask for more than you give freely. In this way, we come to resemble what we hate.

I respect my limitations, but I don't use them as an excuse.

Despair and bitterness are not the only songs in the world

This you have to understand. There's only one way to hurt a man who's lost everything. Give him back something broken.

I may not yet be as old as dirt, but dirt and I are starting to have an awful lot in common.

Whatever the explanation, it's perfectly obvious that our educational system has nothing to do with education: it's a babysitting service designed to replicate the worst qualities of the parents.

It is the responsibility of the living to make meaningful the sacrifices of the dead.

In accepting the Gift you Honor the Giver

"And you require no answers", Foamfollower was laughing in his gladness, "You are sufficient to every question".

We need metaphors of magic and monsters in order to understand the human condition.

You ought to ask God for a specific task. And He will grant you grace to accomplish it.

Not being able to find the right words at crucial times is one of my many problems.

There are consequences to ignoring consequences that are a consequence of my blatant unwillingness to learn from my consequences.

Rely on renewable energy flows that are always there whether we use them or not, such as, sun, wind and vegetation: on energy income, not depletable energy capital.

I wanna keep America safe.

A person often falls very ill in order to become someone else and then returns to health much disappointed.

People don't actually, a lot of times, know the game behind the game. If people think that they do, it's a little bit of a naïve assessment of how the [writing] industry works.

I have a carpool with a corrections officer and a construction worker. My kids get to see that we're not segregated based on wealth or standing. It's very cool.

Continue. Be loving and be strong. Be fierce and be kind. And don't give in and don't give up.'

You are nearing the land that is life; you will recognize it by its seriousness.