"Something in the stare of a wolf is chilling, beyond the hungry yellow eyes of childhood nightmares, beyond any physical threat, real or imagined. Caught in that cold glare, I felt suddenly transparent, as if my heart were being measured. In that instant I knew what we fear most in wolves: not their teeth but their wisdom - an alien, elusive intelligence that refuses us, rejects our notions of superiority with a glance."

~ Nick Jans, "The Last Light Breaking"