You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.

Throughout the centuries we have projected on to the wolf the qualities we most despise and fear in ourselves.

I know of no restorative of heart, body, and soul more effective against hopelessness than the restoration of the Earth.

Remember on this one thing, said Badger. The stories people tell have a way of taking care of them. If stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive. That is why we put these stories in each other's memories. This is how people care for themselves.

My function as a writer is to provide an atmosphere in which people can think wisely about what we're doing on this planet.

If I were to offer any advice to young writers, it would be this: be discriminating and be discerning about the work you set for yourself. That done, be the untutored traveler, the eager reader, the enthusiastic listener. Put what you learn together carefully, and then write thoughtfully, with respect both for the reader and your sources.

One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once, life would collapse. There are simply no definitive answers to some of the great pressing questions. You continue to live them out making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.