To remember nothing, " they would say. "What more could one possibly ask of eternity?

Could there be anything more sad and more lonely than remembering what terrible things the future will bring?

Maybe there was relief to be found in the prospect of having no choice.

Artistry is the dance of color & form, whether visual, musical, or sparked in the imagination by the written word.

My pond life with hydra is over

I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.

God will excuse our prayers for ourselves whenever we are prevented from them by being occupied in such good works as to entitle us to the prayers of others.

This living in a democracy is a problem, isn't it?

The most horrible sort of war is civil war.

that darkest of syllables, death.

To have to watch myself in a way that was constructively critical was really good for me because it made me a little bit more easy on myself because I wasn't allowed to walk away screaming.

Be like an alone peak high in the sky. Why should you hanker to belong? You are not a thing! Things belong!

Within each of us is a hidden store of energy. Energy we can release to compete in the marathon of life.