That is scary, when you consider what we're doing to children all over the planet. They're the ones who are truly being terrorized by all the madness adults are perpetrating.

The long-term accommodation that protects marriage and other such relationships is ... forgetfulness.

Activism is my rent for living on the planet.

What I've seen from keeping in touch as well as I can is that what I find so typical in Mexican culture is the helpfulness of the people to each other. I think, at this point, that is the highest good and the highest we can hope for - which is to be of help and use to each other wherever we are.

There's an ecstatic side to writing. It's like jazz. It just has a life.

Like I said...fine with me.

My heart hurt so much I can't believe it. How can it keep beating, feeling like this?