Fishing makes us less the hostages to the horrors of making a living.

Perhaps when we die our names are takenfrom us by a divine magnet and are freeto flutter here and there within the bodies of birds.I'll be a simple crowwho can reach the top of Antelope Butte.(From: Hard Times)

I can maintain my sense of the sacredness of existence only by understanding my own limitations and losing my self-importance.

The simple act of opening a bottle of wine has brought more happiness to the human race than all the collective governments in the history of earth

Birthdays are ghost bounty hunters that track you down to ask, "Que pasa, baby?

I do have trouble with titles.

Michigan is two radically different places - the North and the South which makes for good drama and contrast.