“As the daydreams grew longer, the distinction between what was real and what was imaginary grew less. Soon I existed in a blissful world of my own creation.”

“Theres merit in being different, inspiration in being individual, courage in being unique, and freedom in being yourself.”

“Reality is in the ether, a blend of present-day experiences infused with ones memories and dreams. A life that is real to one is surreal to another.”

“Reality is just a matter of perception.”

“Individuality and creativity are slowly dampened by a normal job with normal people.”

“The greatest moments of creativity come in absolute solitude, when ones mind is free from distraction and able to probe the depths of the impossible.”

“To die will be an awfully big adventure.”

“Go outside. Dont tell anyone and dont bring your phone. Start walking and keep walking until you no longer know the road like the palm of your hand, because we walk the same roads day in and day ou...”

“To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.”

“The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.”

“Soldiers manage by dividing themselves. They're one man in the killing, another at home, and the man that dandles his bairn on his knee has nothing to do wi' the man who crushed his enemy's throat ...”

“The world is vicious, too huge to care about even its own survival”

“What else can we do in the wilderness, than to wonder?”

“One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.”

“Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler that does the howling.”