Where there is no faith, devils are a necessity.

Dad could charm a dog off a meat wagon.

many lesbians were so far in the closet they were in danger of being mistaken for garment bags.

A controller doesn't trust his/her ability to live through the pain and chaos of life. There is no life without pain just as there is no art without submitting to chaos.

Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.

When Mother died I was both freed and abandoned, as are we all at this profound juncture in our lives.

I no longer idolize reason. I have come to accept that ninety percent of what we do is irrational and that we spend what little rational thought we have in justifying our irrationality.