...I dabble in causes and effects.

Always the bridesmaid , never the bride." Always the godfather, never the god".

It appears history is going to keep happening, despite our hopes for retirement.

Are you an aberration to your species?' she cried. 'Cats don't look for approval!

Speaking uses us up, speeds us up. Without prayer, that act of confession for merely existing, one might live forever and not know it.

I write because I admire the act of rationalization, of seeking clarity in one's understanding of the complexities of life, and I'm bad at it. I'm slow. Writing, which is an arduous and slow process, proceeds at the same rate as my sloth-like mind.

I am a forgettable leaf on a tree.