We breathe, we think, we conceive of our lives as narratives.

We breathe, we think, we conceive of our lives as narratives.

He who knows others is wise.He who knows himself is enlightened. - Tao Te Ching.

He who knows others is wise.He who knows himself is enlightened. - Tao Te Ching.

Oh, thou hast a damnable iteration, and art indeed able to corrupt a saint. Thou hast done much harm upon read more

Oh, thou hast a damnable iteration, and art indeed able to corrupt a saint. Thou hast done much harm upon me Hal, God forgive thee for it. Before I knew thee Hal, I knew nothing, and now am I, if a man should speak truly, little better than one of the wicked.

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses.

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

If you aren't room temperature, your situation can always be improved.

If you aren't room temperature, your situation can always be improved.

Writing is manual labor of the mind: a job, like laying pipe.

Writing is manual labor of the mind: a job, like laying pipe.

I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took read more

I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I wanted to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog.

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.