Critics have a problem with sentimentality. Readers do not. I write for readers.

the running boy is inside every man, no matter how old he gets.

Happiness in a tablet. This is our world. Prozac. Daxil. Xanax. Billions are spent to advertise such drugs. And billions are spent purchasing them. You don't even need a specific trauma, just 'general depression' is enough, or anxiety, as if sadness is as treatable as the common cold.

It's nice that you spend a day with your mother,' she said. "Children should do it more often.

Heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners.

my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways" from the book of Isaiah

I seem to have very few casual readers, only passionate and appreciative ones.