Stories help me. To live. To work. To find the meaning hidden in every dream, ever leaf, every drop of dew.

Answers come and go, I've found. But the questions? Those remain forever.

A life-whether seamstress or poet, farmer or king-is measured not by length, but by the worth of its deeds, and the power of its dreams.

And now, my friends, a dragon's toast! Here's to life's little blessings: war, plagues, and all forms of evil. Their presence keeps us alert--- and their absence keeps us grateful.

Some say "The end is near," as if that is shocking news. The truth is, the end is always near. What is actually shocking is that we, ourselves, can help to choose which end.

Ah, life's little surprises! They can make any day unforgettable... or make it your last.

It's much more fun to be the exception, not the rule