The past and the future were starlight, seemingly so close, but forever out of reach. Eli felt that starlight, the infinity of knowing nothing but his finite existence.

— Daniel J. Rice

There are places which exist in this world beyond the reach of imagination.

— Daniel J. Rice

There was a wildness inside him; someday he would capture it. Not to be tamed, but to be released. For only by understanding his mind could it be freed.

— Daniel J. Rice

The trees show definitions of themselves subtly like the face of a man.

— Daniel J. Rice

The trout is still with me, as are my memories. The future is somewhere between these two forces, but it lives in mystery. The river records to trail behind or before me, and covers everything as it flows. This mountain and this river are old, yet as I wade alone, they both appear young and new to me.

— Daniel J. Rice

The truth of existence was a happiness separated from the easy happy life. There was music in the forest. There was clean air where nobody could hear him breathe.

— Daniel J. Rice

This was going to be difficult, because he enjoyed women, but all the ones he has known seemed to be sent as secret assassins on a mission to destroy his pride and ability.

— Daniel J. Rice

This was going to be difficult, because he enjoyed women, but all the ones he has known seemed to have been sent as secret assassins on a mission to destroy his pride and ability.

— Daniel J. Rice

We smoked fat cigars by the campfire, and they tasted like wood and ash. The inhale and exhale was exciting. Blowing smoke rings in the calm forest air was followed by a deep swallow of cheap beer, and this too was exciting. There was no judgment in the wild, and so indulgences were plentiful. There were no regulators here, and we were free to indulge in the deep intoxications that made our minds free.

— Daniel J. Rice

What man does not seek the power of his dreams, and believe in his ability to match the grace of his illusions.

— Daniel J. Rice