I recently bought a cat, but took it back a day later because our personalities clashed.

... in a cycle as old as tribalism, ignorance of the Other engenders fear; fear engenders hatred; hatred engenders violence; violence engenders further violence until the only "rights", the only law, are whatever is willed by the most powerful.

A mountain you're plannin' on climbin' ain't the same as the one you ain't. It ain't so pretty.

If I want to act relaxed, it's going to take all my cunning, skill, and concentration.

What is any ocean but a multitude of drops?

Words are very powerful and can lead anyone reading them or hearing them, into contemplation and insight. How the mind follows suit is rarely palpable or expected. This impact is not a matter of metaphysical effects nor of an unexplainable phenomenon. It’s simply part of being human.

She was widely read enough to appreciate my literary wit but not so widely read that she knew my sources. I like that in a woman.