Terrence, the Roman slave who freed himself with his writings, once observed, "I am a human being. Nothing human is alien to me." That could be the motto of literature!

It doesn't make any sense. If the SIM are policemen, secret or not, shouldn't we trust them instead of being afraid of them?

Marjorie Agosin proves the power of the word to transport us to the center of her humane and human vision.

The point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on.

Reading and thoughtfulness and openness are the best way, I should think, to begin to address the richness that is in each of us.

Depression is always in the details.

Don't plan it all. Let life surprise you a little.