Here are some of the quotes George Grinnell uses to introduce his chapters in A Death on the Barrens. To fly we must dance with our longest shadows in the brightest sunlight. - Louise Rader But when I breathe with the birds, The spirit of wrath becomes the spirit of blessing And the dead begin from the dark to sing in my sleep. - Theodore Roethke, Journey to the Interior When you become a sheet of music without notes, your song will sing to you. - John Squadra Nobody sees a flower, really it is so small it takes time - we haven't the time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time. - Georgia O'Keefe I never get lost because I do not know where I am going. - Zen Master Ikkya