To sum up: all nature-spirits are not the same as fairies; nor are all fairies nature-spirits. The same applies to the relationship of nature-spirits and the dead. But we may safely say that a large p...

The power brokers of factory farming know that their business model depends on consumers not being able to see (or hear about) what they do.

That's the best thing I can think of. Having a good hold on your arse always makes me feel steady.

She hated that will had this effect on her. Hated it. She knew better. She knew what he thought of her. That she was worth nothing. And still a look from him could make her tremble with mingled hatred...

Sentimentally, he thought of Jess. Irrationally, he despaired of having her. But this was not a question of pursuit. Raj would laugh at him, and Nick would look askance. His fantasies were nurturing,...

Rasa bersalah menggerakkan seseorang untuk melakukan kebaikan.

If natural selection can create creationists it can manage a caterpillar with a face on its arse.

If I were to create a word that more accurately describes alcoholism and addiction, I would say it was dependencyism. Sounds silly, doesn't it? Yet it's no sillier than the word alcoholism. The reason...

I knew from the moment I heard you, the moment I saw the gun and realized that this lovely, petit woman was the executioner, that you would never die waiting for me to save you - that you would save y...

I didn’t say anything; I could find no words that would express the swirled chaos of emotions inside me. So I just watched him go right out the door.

Here I was at the end of America - no more land - and now there was nowhere to go but back.

Don’t you want to know my name? he asked, grabbing the ketchup bottle without taking his eyes off of me. Sure. What’s your name? You don’t sound genuinely interested. I’m not begging if that’s what yo...

Bouldering isn't really a sport. It's a climbing activity with metaphysical, mystical, and philosophical overtones. -John Gill

Air grew heavy, damp, almost solid. I was breathing bricks.

A cell phone rings. I can feel the vibration through Brittany’s pants. It’s hers, I say.Answer it, Isa Instructs.I already feel like I’ve kidnapped the girl. Now I’m gonna answer her cell? Shit. Rolli...

She was afraid of losing her shape, spreading out, not being able to contain herself any longer, beginning (that would be worst of all) to talk a lot, to tell everybody, to cry.

Eu corri para longe das pedras, parando no que achei que deveria ser uma distância segura. Não era. O som das pedras - um rugido desta vez, em vez de um som estridente - trovejou através de mim, paran...

I have achieved an inner freedom.

Earmarks are almost always inserted by a member of Congress without any notice to other members, and without a chance for Congress as a whole to debate a particular earmark as they relate to national...

No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.