A moment later Jonathan's body wavered in the air, shimmering, and began to go transparent. "Don't let them spread silly rumors about me, or make me a god. O.K., Fletch? I'm a seagull. I like to fly, maybe...

The only thing that shatters dreams is compromise.

Two things I do value a lot, intimacy and the capacity for joy, didn't seem to be on anyone else s list. I felt like the stranger in a strange land, and decided I'd better not marry the natives.

The creative, loving-something life is also the healthy one. There is healing and protection in doing what makes you happy.

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.

We love action and adventure, but we use it to go out and start wars and kill people.

In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice.