“The gates of Hell are terrible to behold, are they not?”

~ E. A. Bucchianeri

“When your mental health becomes impacted by social media then it is time for a detox.”

~ Germany Kent

“Ninety percent of the art of living consists of getting along with people you cannot stand.”

~ Samuel Goldwyn

“Little girls, like butterflies, need no excuse.”

~ Robert A. Heinlein

“The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.”

~ Stephen King

When men sow the wind it is rational to expect that they will reap the whirlwind.

~ Frederick Douglass

Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.

~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Ice cream is like a hug from the inside.

~ Unknown

Women love a sick child or a healthy animal; A man who is both itches them like an incubus.

~ Marilyn Hacker

Hairy-chested Smile Man shoved his hands in his pockets and leaned back on his heels. “Smile, or shall I give you something to smile about? "

~ excerpt from “Mannequin Model”

"Once upon a time —

What’s that? You don’t like that beginning? You should because this is a true story..."

~ Uncle Terry, “Wishing Won’t”

"Grief changes shape, but it never ends." ~ Keanu Reeves

You know the way

It leaves you dry

It cuts you up

And takes you high

~ Song “Cuts You Up” by Peter Murphy

“Voyeurism is a director's job description. It's an artist's, too.” ~ Andy Warhol

"' Quoth the raven 'Nevermore'” - THE RAVEN, Edgar Allan Poe

"If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." - African Proverb

“I'll tell you a secret. Old storytellers never die. They disappear into their own story.” - Vera Nazarian, author