... The house is on fire, but go ahead - finish painting the verandah...

After life has broken you open, perhaps you may create art.

...Authority is the unmistakeable tone in the voice of a true writer...

...Don't settle for pap - our thoughts wander through eternity - experience the wonder of being alive...

...In my dream the shadings of your soul are the dark tincture of rain...

...Spiritual or emotional pain doesn't become a memory so much as a bruise ...