A moral society will not set standards for becoming a parent, but it will establish irreducible minimums for maintaining that sacred status.
If a train is coming at you, closing your eyes won't save you ... but if you look right at it, you at least have a chance to jump.
The more bullets flying, the less accurate each individual slug has to be.
The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.
Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.
Fear is an enemy that can be killed only at close range. The closest range of all is intimacy. The deeper the fear is embedded in one’s spirit, the more vulnerable it is.