Whatever you do, protect those you care for. Without them, life is more miserable than you can imagine.

To know who you are without any delusions or sympathy is a moment of revelation that no one experiences unscathed.

And the ship sailed onward, gliding serenely down the moonlit river toward the dark lands beyond.

The trickster, the riddler, the keeper of balance, he of the many faces who finds life in death and who fears no evil; he who walks through doors.

It's impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments.

Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.

Of the affairs of love ... my only advice is to be honest. That's your most powerful tool to unlock a heart or gain forgiveness.