Hold your tongue if you'd like to keep it." - Jaques

The fall of man did not introduce evil; it placed us on the wrong side of it, under its rule, needing rescue.

After a few mouthfuls of moon-flavored air, even the stubbornly drowsy can find themselves wide-eyed.. All the normal noises of life were gone, leaving behind the secretive sounds, the shy sounds, the whispers and conversations of moss disputing with grass over some soft piece of earth, or the hummingbird snoring.

Life is a story. Why do we die? Because we live. Why do we live? Because our Maker opened His mouth and began to tell a story.

Do not fear the shadowy places. You will never be the first one there. Another went ahead and down until He came out the other side.

In the Darwinian world, self-preservation is the ultimate shiny good.

Stories are like catechisms, but they're catechisms for your impulses, they're catechisms with flesh on.