If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also...but of course if you were able to stand soberly after the first slap.

Long after the other voices had dropped away, Sam kept howling, very soft and slow.When he finally fell silent, the night felt dead. Sitting was intolerable. I stood up, paced, clenched and unclenched my hands into fists. Finally I took the guitar that Sam had played and I screamed and smashed it into pieces on Dad's desk.

I never knew there were so many different ways to say good-bye

My wolf was a cute guy and he was holding my hand. I could die happy.

Be patient, as you must always be patient with new pale seeds buried in the dark ground. When you are stronger, you can begin to think again. But now is the time to feel.

You don't have to be in hurry in life. Everything happens in sacred-time.