Your dreaming self seeks to tell you something your waking ears will not hear

There's more to clothing than just adornment. It does more than merely change how the world perceives us. It changes how we perceive ourselves.

There is as much deception in noise as there is in silence

Wars come and go; politics endure.

And for a price, I will pretend absolutely nothing.

I wondered if he could ever understand that it was a blessing, not a sin, to be graced with more than one love. It could be complicated; of course it could be complicated. And it opened one up to the possibility of more pain and loss. Still, it was a blessing I would never relinquish. Love, genuine love, was always a cause for joy.

For this too I learned, that a storyteller's tale may end, but history goes on always. These events, so distant in legend, play a part in shaping the very events we witness about us, each and every day.