Holy men tell us life is a mystery.
They embrace that concept happily.
But some mysteries bite and bark
and come to get you in the dark.

people have a natural tendency to anthropomorphize their pets, to ascribe human perceptions and intentions to the animal where none exist

In this world only the paranoid survive.

In memory, she lived and moved and laughed, but all that a photograph could offer was one frozen moment of a life.

The world howls for social justice, but when it comes to social responsibility, you sometimes can't even hear crickets chirping.

Now take my hand and hold it tight.
I will not fail you here tonight,
For failing you, I fail myself
And place my soul upon a shelf
In Hell's library without light.
I will not fail you here tonight.