For me, 'Lamb' started out as a further exploration of the phenomenon of faith and the responsibility of a messiah that I touched on in 'Coyote Blue' and 'Island of the Sequined Love Nun,' but it ended up being an exploration of the true meaning of sacrifice, loyalty, and friendship.

Hope is merely another face of desire.

People, generally, suck.

So I am death" Charlie said then turned to his daughter while buttering his toast. "This is death toast sweety.

It turns out that one can perpetrate all manner of heinous villainy under a cloak of courtesy and good cheer. . .a man will forfeit all sensible self-interest if he finds you affable enough to share your company over a flagon of ale.

After all the evidence is in--after you've run all the facts by everything you know--and you're still lost, you have to do some things on faith.

Devil's Food?" You can only eat so much white cake, my friend.