“Pinecones. Little works of art. Prickly. Reminders of fall. Similar to pineapples. A sign of welcome.”

“Intuition comes from the heart and soul - not the mind.”

“You're either for the environment or against the environment.”

“Mother Nature is challenging enough, let's keep oil drilling out of the picture.”

“The name Matthew means gift of Yahweh. Saint Matthew was one of the twelve apostles and he was a tax collector. Hurricane Matthew just delivered us a gift from God and collected taxes for our abysmal management of Mother Earth.”

“I used to have all of my ducks in a row. Now I'm happy to just have them in my vicinity.”

“Storytelling has been around since men and women were first created. Stories give meaning to life and provide people with history, information, and entertainment.”

“We are all each other's teachers.”

“Life is simple. Life is complicated.”

“Life is beautiful, but it is also so damn ugly.”

“People are simple. People are complicated.”