I want someone to pinch me so I can feel something, anything. I'm sick of this numbness, of feeling so alone and outside of everything, but I know it's too dangerous to wake up." —Ruth Mendenberg

(B)ut who can start over when memories never leave you? —Ruth Mendenberg

I am wandering inside, wandering through my past, trying to see if there is a place there strong enough to hold me.

Will you be all right?" she askedHow could

People certainly will love what you write, when you represent them in your words.

God be thy comfort.God loves you.God will take care for you.

Take your feet of of the brakes, push the pedal, give yourself the green light and be unstoppable.

I come from one of these hideous backgrounds where being sincere is like - ugh, you might as well kill yourself.

one of the advantages of cycling is that it automatically prevents a journey from becoming an Expedition.

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

It's evening, one of those gray water-color washes, like liquid dust.

Look heavenward and speak the word aloud. Peace. We look at our world and speak the word aloud. Peace.

The future is in your hands, the outcome is up to you.

When people say that entertainers should "know your place," they might as well say the same thing about plumbers and teachers and cab drivers. We all should be able to express our views.