“The least I owe these mountains is a body. - Randy Morgenson”

“In any case, perhaps the quest for data to support our actions gets overemphasized. After all, our emotions distinguish us. Art and poetry and music are from and to the human heart, as is, for many, our relationship with the land.' ~ Randy Morgenson”

“Modest, conventional expectations weren't enough to lure Adam Brown away from the power of drug addiction that ensnared him. Instead, the college dropout already in his mid-twenties found only the big, near-impossible dream of being a Navy SEAL captivating enough to consistently draw him to different choices.”

“Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.”

“At least I admit that I don't know. I know that things are fucked up, beyond belief, and I have nothing original to say about it.”

“Playing the cello did feel nicely neolithic, or at least a civilized way to process the primitive.”

“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves.”