"Books are written on years turned inside out by ideas that never let go until you get them in print, and even then writing's a last resort, a desperate ransom you pay to get your life back." Chapter 3, Running from Safety, p. 18.

"We're all teaching angels, we've all learned something that someone somewhere needs to remember." Chapter 5, Running from Safety, p. 29.

"Still he trembled over darkness to come, no matter how clearly I knew the dark was the shadow of adventures ahead, discovery sweeping down to pick them up and teach him what he begged to know." Chapter 6, Running from Safety, p. 38.

"Running from safety is the only way to make your last word 'Yes!'" Chapter 27, Running from Safety, p. 196.

"The only security is 'Life Is,' and that's all that matters." Chapter 27, Running from Safety, p. 197.

"Guilt is the tension we feel to change our past...