Reflective of the deep sense of gratitude and respect Mongolians reserved for wolves, there was a belief that only through wolves could the spirit of a deceased human be set free to go to Heaven.

I don't think patience is something that any of us grow up with in a large dose. It's a world of instant gratification.

Meeting Australian mountaineer and author Tim Macartney-Snape when I was 16 in 1994 had a big impact on me. His ascent of Everest from sea to summit captured my imagination.

Ultimately, it's a sense of camaraderie and friendship with local people that is core to my journeys.

Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.

A word is not the same with one writer as it is with another. One tears it from his guts. The other pulls it out of his overcoat pocket.

Look, this is an odd question, but you're kind of cute and you're pretty nice to me. Are you drunk? It's OK if you are.

Devyn: “But what can I say? I'm irresistible.” Bride: "No, you're a ho, but the good news is I’m ok with that!

Every true artist feels that he is touching transcendental truths; that his images are shadows of things seen through the veil.

Do your homework and know your facts, but remember it's passion that persuades.

Propaganda replaces moral philosophy.

Whatever skills I have acquired, whatever gifts I have been given, I place them at Your service.

Wherever you are, be there. If you can be fully present now, you'll know what it means to live.

One more minute of this, and she’d be a certifiable simpleton.