“He was more than comfortable with the language of imperious persuasion.”

“The king's "only interest in government was a pious but simpleminded desire for reproachment”

“Much of the outward business of kingship came naturally.”

“He wasn't an especially charismatic or commanding individual, but what he lacked in personality he emphatically made up for in diligence.”

“As with many tragedies, our story opens in a moment of triumph.”

“In fact, second lieutenants were primary-school teachers. Sure, teachers with guns, but a platoon commander was, nonetheless, the guy who sorted out the working day for 30 men under his command, ta...”

“Their lot in life, their station, became a part of their personalities and helped to for my worldview.”

“Believe it or not, philosophy has consequences.”

“Blood memory is described as our ancestral (genetic) connection to our language, songs, spirituality, and teachings. It is the good feeling that we experience when we are near these things.”

“The more serious about gardening I became, the more dubious lawns seemed. The problem for me was not, as it was for my father, the relation to my neighbors that a lawn implied; it was the lawns rel...”

“We having so much fun together!! 'through nature..through people..through religion...through culture..through friendship...we manage to learn something that lead to a better relationship among huma...”