This is going to be murder," Fransic whispered to Mr. Trimes. "Pure murder." "I'm glad to see your confidence returning, Mr. Tucket. Just a few minutes ago you were ready to give up. Now you're talking about killing him." "I meant it the other way." "Oh.

Do what you can as you can. Trouble, problems, will come no matter what you do , and you must respond as they come.

Personal inspection at zero altitude. The stories come from my life - if not my own experiences, then about topics and subjects that interest me.

He did not know how long it took, but later he looked back on this time of crying in the corner of the dark cave and thought of it as when he learned the most important rule of survival, which was that feeling sorry for yourself didn't work. It wasn't just that it was wrong to do, or that it was considered incorrect. It was more than that--it didn't work.

We make a mistake in thinking we own pets - the animals open their lives up and make us a part of them.

I tried to contain myself... but I escaped!

And the last thought he had that morning as he closed his eyes was: I hope the tornado hit the moose.