I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no doubt about that.

In the chapel you prayed to be a saint and now I will make you a god.

I enjoy the Web site a lot and I like being able to talk to my readers. I've always had a very close relationship with them.

I can't believe the world was created in six days. I do not take Genesis or Revelation literally. I AM OUT. I am alone. I am an outsider for Christ. I will study my Bible, and pray to God in private and alone. I have no other choice.

The earth here is beautiful. And it still belongs to the dead.

I am certain a great many believers and bible readers do believe in social justice.

And then there came the pounding of another drum, as if another giant were coming yards behind him, and each giant, intent on his own drum, gave no notice to the rhythm of the other. The sound grew louder and louder until it seemed to fill not just my hearing but all my senses, to be throbbing in my lips and fingers, in the flesh of my temples, in my veins.