My intention had not been to find her, for I had been busy being lonely with someone else.

A self needed to spill out sometimes, a body should show evidence of what the hell went on inside it.

It was hard not to realize what kind of kid his parents wished they'd had, and when he thought about that kind of kid it was tempting for Paul to want to track, hunt, and eat the little thing.

Perhaps they didn't know they were at sea. Was there a certain percentage of people at sea who lacked the knowledge that they were at sea?

Franklin was a thin, pink person who was either a genius or, well, not one. Chances weren't.

To grow unique beauty, be wild and live in the wilderness of your mind.

Cabbage soup and barley. They're Russia's national food. Both excellent in their way, but a shade monotonous.

I came from a place where there wasn't a lot of joy.

It's the courage to stay with something long enough to succeed at it.

Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand.

In our hearts those of us who know anything worth knowing know that in March a new year begins, and if we plan any new leaves, it will be when the rest of Nature is planning them too.

A healthy environment is essential to a livable Oregon and a strong economy.

You may succeed in making another feel guilty about something by blaming him, but you won't succeed in changing whatever it is about you that is making you unhappy.

It is clear that the nation that assumes stewardship of the Moon now will inherit stewardship of the galaxy in the coming millennium. I think the USA is ready for that challenge!

Being productive gives people a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that loafing never can.