It’s so hard to communicate because there are so many moving parts. There’s presentation and there’s interpretation and they’re so dependent on each other it makes things very difficult.

That which is around me does not affect my mood; my mood affects that which is around me.

But what is worse, smelling the roast and not feasting, or not smelling the roast at all?

He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to learn, and then was free to leave.

If I went to someone for therapy, I wouldn't be a writer...I would just be well adjusted.

I hear hundreds of years of life. I hear wind and rain and fire and beetles. I hear the seasons changing and birds and squirrels. I hear the life of the trees this wood came from.

Those monkey-thumbs were meant for dogs. Give me my thumbs, you fu**ing monkeys!