A study of animal communities has this advantage: they are merely what they are, for anyone to see who will and can look clearly; they cannot complicate the picture by worded idealisms, by saying one thing and being another; here the struggle is unmasked and the beauty is unmasked.

Well, I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy. I just like to know what your interest is.

One can find so many pains when the rain is falling.

You can boast about anything if it's all you have. Maybe the less you have, the more you are required to boast.

My own journey started long before I left, and was over before I returned.

The misery stayed, not thought about but aching away, and sometimes I would have to ask myself, Why do I ache? Men can get used to anything, but it takes time.

And her joy was nearly like sorrow.