...I felt fear enter the halls of my mind, but I didn't give it the keys to every room.

I have learned a great deal from novels. Some of it is even true.

Narcissists are everywhere in this ripe age of self-love, which amazes me because so much in life would seem to foster humility. Each of us is a potential source of foolishness, each of us must endure the consequences of the foolishness of others, and in addition to all of that, Nature frequently works to impress upon us our absurdity and thereby remind us that we are not the masters of the universe that we like to suppose we are. - Odd Thomas - Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz pg 62 chapter 8

In this age, lies were the universal lubricant of the culture. A love of Truth and commitment to it were seldom rewarded and were often punished.

Change isn't easy. Changing the way you live means changing the way you think, means changing what you believe about life. That's hard.

I can love October in September. September doesn’t care.

Being alone can be good. It's easy to find peace alone. But sometimes, being alone is a king of death.