Where I came from, the nights I had wandered and survived scared them, and where I would go they never imagined.

History is a game played backwards only.

When I work I am pure as an angel tiger and clear is my eye and hot my brain and silent all the whining grunting piglets of the appetites.

Suspense is one of the ways you persuade a reader to become engaged and stay engaged with your work.

the body is simple as a turtle / and straight as a dog: / the body cannot lie.

We admire predators - panthers, lions, tigers, even wolves. Maybe to be naturally thoughtful and hesitant to use violence is to be somehow second rate. To be in the middle of the social food chain. Especially if you're a man. This society thinks real men are violent.

The best gift you can give is a hug: one size fits all and no one ever minds if you return it.