“I shut my eyes, turned away for a moment, and it came: a shiver of finality like the one when you decide, in your own mind, that youre going to have to tell someone who loves you that you dont want...”

“and only when that happens do you realise just how much silence there really is. Silence between lovers, when something really needs to be said; silence from a parent when a child needs some word m...”

“Storyboarded by the West Coasts finest, the ceiling celebrated the exploits of that most durable of action heroesGod.”

“Storyboarded by the West Coast’s finest, the ceiling celebrated the exploits of that most durable of action heroes—God.”

“You have to accept gifts occasionally, because there are some things you can’t give yourself”

“The earth offers gift after giftlife and the living of it, light and the return of it, the growing things, the roaring things, fire and nightmares, falling water and the wisdom of friends, forgiven...”

“The greatest gift you can ever give another person is your own happiness”

“The greatest gift of life is being wealthy with happiness.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”