“I have faith in us as a family, and our friends. I think we will survive because we dont wish to harm anyone. If you ever need something to believe in, believe that to stand and fight for the peopl...”

“For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers. My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food. In my distress, I groan aloud and am reduced to skin and ...”

“I was sick of the body count that existed around my family. It seemed statistically that eventually the body count would include my family.”

“Her name is Emmilina. She is quite eccentric and was Thomass best friend.”

“Every part of life changes with every breath we take. If you dont like where your story is headin, you fight your fate with everything you have.”

“After everything, you still want to believe that love prevails, that in the end there will be justice. That is an illusion, and I pity you.”

“This tree, though, had not been fed on, so it was apparent that the culprit was a bull (elephant) who was filled with testosterone but no outlet for it, so he pushed over trees. It's a great releas...”

“And I got out of there without punching anyone, kicking anyone, or breaking down in tears. Some days the small victories are all you achieve.”

“If you're at the end of your rope . . . untie the knot in your heart.”

“I've been thinking of something your father said - that the true measure of love is what one is willing to give up for it. He was talking about freedom - fighting for liberty. But I believe 'tis th...”

“Those of us who are most genuinely repelled by war and violence are also those who are most likely to decide that some things, after all, are worth fighting for.”

“Was it permitted to believe that there was nowhere upon the earth, or above the earth, a heaven for hogs, where they were requited for all this suffering? Each one of these hogs was a separate crea...”

“There was a sad fellow over on a bar stool talking to the bartender, who was polishing a glass and listening with that plastic smile people wear when they are trying not to scream.”