...you have to reach for things beyond your grasp, or what is heaven for

To live every day as if it had been stolen from death, that is how I would like to live.

Sometimes I believe...Sometimes I really do believe.

Rain amplifies your mistakes, and water on the track can make your car handle unpredictably. When something unpredictable happens you have to react to it; if you’re reacting at speed, you’re reacting too late. And so you should be afraid.

And I wonder: Have I squandered my dogness? Have I forsaken my nature for my desires? Have I made a mistake by anticipating my future and shunning my present?

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

In Seattle we live among the trees and the waterways, and we feel we are rocked gently in the cradle of life. Our winters are not cold and our summers are not hot and we congratulate ourselves for choosing such a spectacular place to rest our heads.