“One thing about a skunk—once you recognize the markings, you know things are gonna stink.”

“It's good to look at life from the bottom up so you can see that things have risen above what they once were.”

“One of the most effective things you will ever do in life, whether you care to or not, is set an example.”

“Is anything truly impossible? Or is it that the path to our goals appears too unclear to follow? It seems to me that if you seek hard enough, pray hard enough, you usually stumble across a scattering of breadcrumbs that marks the trail leading to the goal you once considered beyond your reach.”

“You try moving things with nothing but willpower. It's about as easy as trying to lasso a bull with a licorice whip."—from "Phantom's Veil”

“This thing that troubles you is only one small part of your life. Don't allow it to be all-consuming when there's so much more to embrace.”

“The crazy thing about poetry is how its simplicity makes it complicated.”