The weak are cruel. The strong have no need to be.

Most people know that Ray Bradbury is one of my favorite authors.

Perhaps it is possible to discover more in silence than in speech. Or perhaps it is only that those who are silent among us learn to listen.

A red map isn't easy to follow. Any document made of blood and bones is tricky. Wrong turns are easily made, and there are often piles of stones in the road. A person has to disregard time and sorrow and all the damage done. If you follow, if you dare, the thread always leads to whomever or whatever you've forgotten.

Unrequited love is so boring. Weeping under a blue-black sky is for suckers or maniacs.

I'm at the point where going forward is easier than going back.

Ironically, now that my children are older and gone quite a bit, I find it harder to work when they're not around. Too much free time!