There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind.

Its like he knows he's better than you, but doesn't look down on you for it because he knows it's not your fault.

It wasn't even a good note. 'If you are reading this I am probably dead.' What sort of a note is that?

I have had a few gentlemen let me know they find my manly beardiness somewhat alluring. Never any ladies though.

There is a difference between something being essential, and it being necessary. If you take your favorite book and strip it down to what is merely essential to tell the story, it would be butchery. The end result would horrify you. Essential is the bones of the story, but the soul lives somewhere else.

Science is just magic with better PR.

Denna is a wild thing," I explained. "Like a hind or a summer storm. If a storm blows down your house, or breaks a tree, you don't say the storm was mean. It was cruel. It acted according to its nature and something unfortunately was hurt. The same is true of Denna.