What is most original in a man's nature is often that which is most desperate. Thus new systems are forced on the world by men who simply cannot bear the pain of living with what is. Creators care nothing for their systems except that they be unique. If Hitler had been born in Nazi Germany he wouldn't have been content to enjoy the atmosphere.

I am an old scholar, better-looking now than when I was young. That's what sitting on your ass does to your face.

To every people the land is given on condition. Perceived or not, there is a Covenant, beyond the constitution, beyond sovereign guarantee, beyond the nation's sweetest dreams of itself.

The blizzard of the world has crossed the threshold and it's overturned the order of the soul...

A woman watches her body uneasily, as though it were an unreliable ally in the battle for love.

What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?

Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.