Without Dignity, Identity Is Erased.

In Terms Of Writing About Horses, I Fell Backwards Into That. I Was Intent On Getting A Ph.d., Becoming A Professor, And Writing On History But I Got Sick 14 Years Ago When I Was 19. Getting Sick Derailed That Plan Completely

My Illness Is Excruciating And Difficult To Cope With. It Takes Over Your Entire Life And Causes More Suffering Than I Can Describe.

The Paradox Of Vengefulness Is That It Makes Men Dependent Upon Those Who Have Harmed Them, Believing That Their Release From Pain Will Come Only When They Make Their Tormentors Suffer. In Seeking The Bird's Death To Free Himself, Louie Had Chained Himself, Once Again, To His Tyrant. During The War, The Bird Had Been Unwilling To Let Go Of Louie; After The War, Louie Was Unable To Let Go Of The Bird.

A Lifetime Of Glory Is Worth A Moment Of Pain. Louie Thought: Let Go.

I Am In An Altogether New World Now. I Can Think Of Nothing More Wonderful. It Is A Real Touch Of All That Heaven Means.