When a young warrior’s strength hardens,
he becomes a man of war;
When an old warrior’s strength softens,
he becomes a man of peace.
Song of the Loup-Garou
What’s Important To You?
“For someone to be successful as a writer, or as an artist, there has to be an appreciative, engaged, participating audience. To have art in the world, and art in your life, you have to support the people who make that art.”
On Observing A Robin
if we are to survive successfully, we must be crueler than we are inclined to be, but also retain more kindness than cruelty teaches us to practice.
The Attic of Memory and Dream
Sometimes I don’t recognize America. Sometimes I feel lost, as though I put my foot on the doorstep and got wooshed off on an adventure that took me too far from home…
In My Mother’s Steps
At my age, my children are beginning to worry about me living “way out” on a ranch.