You cannot go poking skeletons in the closet without making maggots wriggle." - Springfield Road

They say that it is always poets that die in wars, and I never got over a sense of being in the trenches.

War is not just the business of death, it is the antitheses of life.

Eating cholesterol and bad fat will contribute to heart disease if and only if you bathe them in a massive lifelong overdose of insulin and glucose.

God created all people good.

It is with our passions as it is with fire and water - they are good servants but bad masters.

You can educate yourself right out of a relationship with God.

Learning teaches how to carry things in suspense, without prejudice, till you resolve it.

I just wanted to shed everything and do the things I really wanted to do. All the things I was scared of, I just wanted to try. It was like a clearing.

Total relaxation is the secret to enjoying sitting meditation. I sit with my spine upright, but not rigid; and I relax all the muscles in my body.

You should've just gotten a kids' meal.” Adrian told me, pointing to my half-eaten burger and fries. “You could've saved me a lot of money. And gotten a toy.

I never planned my career in steps. It's all coming at me like burglars in the night.