The Essence Of Charity ...

Before I Write A Novel, Images Float Around In My Head That Work Like Icons - They Are Meaningless In Themselves, But Serve As Reminders.

'ape House' Is An Ambitious Novel In Several Ways, For Which It Is To Be Admired, And It Is Certainly An Easy Read, But Because Gruen Is Not Quite Prepared For The Philosophical Implications Of Her Subject, It Is Not As Deeply Involving Emotionally Or As Interesting Thematically As It Could Be.

There Can Never Be Such A Thing As A Free Market, Because It Is Human Nature To Cheat, Monopolize, And Buy Off Others So As To Corner The Market.

In Many Ways, Being Honest About 'huckleberry Finn' Goes Right To The Heart Of Whether We Can Be Honest About Our Heritage And Our Identity As Americans.

Love Is A General Emotion. Marriage Is Exactingly Specific.