There is no nobler profession, nor no greater calling, than to be among those unheralded many who gave and give their lives to the preservation of human knowledge, passed with commitment and care from one generation to the next.

Life is inherently disturbing. That's why we've created the myths-to help us overcome, defend or deny, to transcend the grim reality of what here seems to be.

Welcome to the figurative world of poetry where nothing is 'real,' but everything matters.

Anyone who doesn't love animals has a serious hole in the heart.

You can't really appreciate a work of art until you can understand how difficult it was to create. And that's probably true of any work of art - a rock, a tree, a bird, a fish, a sunrise made of light and air.

Only love and courage will make this world a safer place. Hatred and fear will make it more dangerous.

Live with an open mind and an open heart. Always choose love over fear and kindness over cruelty.