Work hard stay positive and get up early. It's the best part of the day.
Success is what you do with your ability. It's how you use your talent.
Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.
I always have one or two sometimes more Navajo or other tribes' cultural elements in mind when I start a plot. In Thief of Time I wanted to make readers aware of Navajo attitude toward the dead respect for burial sites.