“From my book "Lobisón"..."When the beast confronts you...you must stare it in the eyes...hold your ground...and take-it-down."Jackson Keller, Lobisón's protagonist.”

“Jackson is gone - not entirely gone; Jackson was there today watching, and Ewell sees his eyes - but you cannot blame him for not being Jackson. You must make do with the tools God has given for the job.”

“When you are old and grey and full of sleep And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep”

“Being a McKettrick meant claiming a piece of ground to stand on and putting your roots down deep into it. Holding on, no matter what came at you. It meant loving with passion and taking the rough spots with the smooth. It meant fighting for what you wanted, letting go when that was the best thing to do.”

“You must be grounded to take flight.”

“When I think of you, and you are not there, I see you in my mind's eye always with a book in your hand.”