Should we put out the light? And then put out the light. But once put out thy light, I cannot give it vital breath again. It needs must wither.

I know Christianity; and I know I have to move away from it and approach Jesus Christ on my own. I have to talk to Him directly and seek His guidance and protection as I seek to make my commitment to Him central to my life.

There is one purpose to life and one only: to bear witness to and understand as much as possible of the complexity of the world -- its beauty, its mysteries, its riddles. The more you understand, the more you look, the greater is your enjoyment of life and your sense of peace. That's all there is to it. Everything else is fun and games. If an activity is not grounded in "to love" or "to learn" it does not have value.

We are predators, whose all-seeing eyes were meant to give them detachment.

Handsome enough' is this Grim Reaper, Who can snuff all these 'brief candles,' every fluttering soul sucking the air, from this hall" -The Vampire Lestat

God, what is it like to be You and hear all those people all the time everywhere, begging, imploring, calling out for anything and anyone?

There may be writing groups where people meet but it's occasional. You really do it all at your own computer or your own typewriter by yourself.