“It's D-day for King Kong Lookalikes”

“Sometimes the writing flows, sometimes it's like wading through concrete. But I keep showing up each day, whether the Muse joins me or not.”

“...they marveled at the animal's elusiveness, loyalty, and affection, its willingness to defend its territory; its stamina and ability to travel long distances and resist hunger for many days; its acute use of odor, sight, and sound in locating prey and avoiding danger; its patience, following a sick or wounded prey for great distances; and its contentment to be away from its home for long periods of time. Working cooperatively with fellow pack mates, the wolf demonstrated time and again it power over prey by encircling it, ambushing it, or running it to exhaustion --the same methods that Native Americans themselves used. In all these manifestations, they found the wolf supremely worthy of emulation.”

“It’s like King Arthur, but Lancelot is a butcher and Guinevere is knocked up.”

“The messages of a prophet...affect the decisions of kings. The decisions of kings determine not just the course of nations but also the life and death of individuals in those countries. If we become so enamored with our own little world that we disregard the nations, we are no better than those who focus on nations and ruthlessly disregard human life.”

“That's the amazing thing a horse can do for you," he said. "You can have the shittiest day, and you can just spill your guts. And when your done spillin' your guts, they're still nudgin you for an extra pet, saying...I'm here, its cool...you feel so much better.”

“One day we'll look back on this, and it will all seem funny”