The world in many ways would be a much calmer and gentler place if women ruled. There would have been fewer children sacrificed to the gods of greed and power.

mistakes are a part of life, and Papa works her purpose in them too.

Did I hear God call me an idiot?

So no, I’m not too big on religion...and not very fond of politics or economics either...And why should I be? They are the man-created trinity of terrors that ravages the earth and deceives those I care about. What mental turmoil and anxiety does any human face that is not related to one of those three?

I think that most creative fiction involves the transformational process, whether it is Dickens or Dostoyevsky and the writer in some sense is expressing their own journey through such a wilderness.

God's voice had been reduced to paper, and even that paper had to be moderated and deciphered by the proper authorities and intellect.

So many believe that it is love that grows, but it is the knowing that grows and love simply expands to contain it.