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He does not start guiltily, as he should, but frowns in annoyance. "Who are you?" I slip my hand through the slit of my overskirt, and my fingers close around the hard wood of the crossbow tiller. "Vengeance," I say softly.

unbearable cry pierced the darkness. It was the sound of pain. The sound of birth.

Who was that? What's the White Room?" he said, panic rising again. "What is this place?" "This is the Corridor.

the church has made an It out of the ministry—turning it into a profession demanding decorum, rather than recognizing it as a divine calling with disturbing consequences.

My friends that are snobs think its cool I did a movie with Albert Brooks.

After I read all the medical journals and watched all the documentaries, I still didn't understand the physical sensation of ticking and where it comes from and what it feels like.

It is understood that these gifts have a dual nature, though: a gift is also a responsibility.

The currency of a gift economy is, at its root, reciprocity. In Western thinking, private land is understood to be a "bundle of rights," whereas in a gift economy property has a "bundle of responsibilities" attached.

In fact, I learned that the mystical word Puhpowee is used not only for mushrooms, but also for certain other shafts that rise mysteriously in the night.

forests exhibit remarkable resilience in the face of disaster. I'm told that the Chinese character for catastrophe is the same as that which represents the word opportunity. And the blowdown, while catastrophic, presented opportunity for many...

It is no surprise then that environmentalism becomes synonymous with dire predictions and powerless feelings.

Words That Come Before All Else. This ancient order of protocol sets gratitude as the highest priority. The gratitude is directed straight to the ones who share their gifts with the world.

It was through her actions of reciprocity, the give and take with the land, that the original immigrant became indigenous.

A gift is something for nothing, except that certain obligations are attached. For the plant to be sacred, it cannot be sold.

This roadkill monitoring is the project of James Gibbs, an internationally renowned conservation biologist.

Poetry is not a civilizer, rather the reverse, for great poetry appeals to the most primitive instincts.

But you were concerned about making sure things, you know, didn't get serious." "Yeah, because I'm an idiot.

Bailey, where's your hat?" "In my pocket, sir!" "Why isn't it on your head?" "Because I can't get my head in my pocket, sir!

Big surprise, I put you to sleep. Don't feel bad. It happens all the time.

Does Playboy still run fiction?" "I have absolutely no idea, Melinda," he said, grinning.

You know, there's this little rule about opinions. They're only good when someone actually asks you for them." "He

I discriminate against stupid assholes!

died of a seizure — some said brought on by rage

was critical to the investigation. "And we should