“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”

“It is human nature to try hardest to accomplish the very thing we are told is impossible.  Why?  Because innately we know that nothing's impossible.”

“Why hasn't someone lassoed a few teenagers and had them sit down and write out all the supposed answers they have so we can solve the world's problems already?”

“It's a sweet thing to sit quietly in the early-morning darkness and talk to God for a while. It's amazing what you gain from the conversation.”

“I've figured out why they call it a trial.  Because you try all you can to pull through it. ”

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

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