"There is no solitude more dreadful for a stranger, an isolated man, than a great city; so many thousands of men and not one friend."

“We live in stories. What we are is stories. We do things because of what is called character, and our character is formed by the stories we learn to live in.”

Source : William Kittredge (1996). “Who Owns the West?”

“People have a fear of the unknown. Insects have different senses than us, different amount of limbs and their body structure is very different. It's hard for us to really relate to them and understand them.”

“Writing is truly a creative art - putting word to a blank piece of paper and ending up with a full-fledged story rife with character and plot.”

“For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.”

“It is easier to die for a cause than to live for it.”

“The practice of imagination, on an everyday basis, involves clearing unhelpful images that block or misdirect our energies, and choosing to focus on positive, mobilizing imagery that gives us courage and confidence.”

“My attitude is, if someone sees a little somethin' somethin', don't look if you don't like it.”

“A people without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless.”