I don't think there is a hidden purpose to the universe that you have to puzzle out.

The point is that getting married for lust or money or social status or even love is usually trouble. The point is that marriage is a maze into which we wander - a maze that is best got through with a great companion.

I think my writing is part of my ministry.

To be human is to keep rattling the bars of the cage of existence, hollering, 'What's it for?'

And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and stick together.

Love is the grand prize and the garbage heap. Love is a spiritual root canal and the only thing that makes life worth living. Love is a little taste of always and a big bite of nothing. And love is everything in between these extremes.

And I’m not confused about the lack of, or the need for, imagination in low or high places. We could do better we must do better. There are far worse things to drop on people than crayolas.