Morality Is A Test Of

The Real Power Of Books Is Their Deep Companionability. We Learn From Them As We Learn From The Deep Companionability Of Love To Know Our Own Hearts And Minds Better.

I Remember How Surprised I Was When My First Novel Was About To Be Published And I Was Informed That I Could Be Sued For Anything Any One Of My Characters Said. 'but I Often Don't Agree With What They Say,' I Protested. The Lawyer Was Not Interested In The Clear Distinction I Make Between My Own Voice And The Voices Of My Characters. Neither, I Have Found, Are Many Of My Readers.

To Live In A Harmonious Balance Of Commitments And Pleasures Is What I Strive For.

Coming Out, All The Way Out, Is Offered More And More As The Political Solution To Our Oppression.

Knowledge Is A Collective Enterprise. Without It Understanding Is Impossible. Ignorance Is Too Often A Murderous Vulnerability.