“An erect building is a shackled slave. I hear the mutinous grumbling of vertical buildings. I hear the grinding frustration of those compelled against their will to remain standing. A building is energy crucified against space and time.”

“She could hear wisps of fog brushing against the buildings like wet velvet.”

“Sometimes the way to personal freedom seems scary - Take the first step to begin the release of doubt and fear. Each new step builds confidence. Breathe. Don't look back.”

“Don't cry for publishers, paper books ain't dying.”

“A man [Joyce] whose earliest stories appeared next to the manure prices in the Irish Homestead knew that columns of prose, like columns of shit, could both recultivate the earth.”

“Instead of building castles against your enemies, build bridges for them to come to you!”

“I hear that you were on a date with Trouble Kelp. Are you two planning on building a bivouac any time soon?”