Barry Vandergriff

“Each of us has our own self-image, but what few realize, is that every person around us also possesses an image of us, no less real than our own. Every person close to us has a version of us in their hearts that no one else can replicate or replace.”
― Michael G. Manning, The God-Stone War

“Eat, sleep, and exercise your patience. Life continues, and so must we.”
― Michael G. Manning, Thornbear

“Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

“The most potent magics are tied to human truths: beauty and passion and yearning and fortitude and valor and empathy.”
― Brent Weeks, Beyond the Shadows