"I want the sky and the mountains, the trees and the rocks and the goats and the oceans. I want the men and the women and the children. I want the moon and the sun and the stars. I want to be loved. I want it all; but I ask only the right to pass."
"I'm ready for something wild, for midwinter pacific passage and any huge heartstorm the wind may bring. my eyes turn to the setting sun."
paul was a brilliant writer. I really enjoyed this collection of essays. I feel like I know him better. like he says, "talking about what we love ... reveals our true selves"