Adventure is not something you travel to find. It's something you take with you, or you're not going to find it when you arrive.

Which is crueler, an old man's lost memories of a life lived, or a young man's lost memories of the life he meant to live?

We ogle plants and animals up close on television, the Internet and in the movies. We may not worship the animals we see, but we still regard them as necessary physical and spiritual companions. Technological nature can't completely satisfy that yearning.

Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret.

Happiness doesn't require laughter, only well-being and a sense that the world is breaking someone else's heart, not mine.

Habitats keep evolving new pageants of species, and we shouldn't interfere.

Of all the errands life seems to be running, of all the mysteries that enchant us, love is my favorite