Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure a bad person can write a good book, If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for.

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All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world.

All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world.

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by...

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by...

People tend to think that life really does progress for everyone eventually, that people progress,...

People tend to think that life really does progress for everyone eventually, that people progress,...

We sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

We sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all...

I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all...

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a...

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a...

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be.

Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be.

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is...

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is...

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are...

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are...

Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.

Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.

It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get...

It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get...

I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and...

I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and...

Nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend

Nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend

I worship impersonal Nature, which is neither good or ad, and who knows neither love...

I worship impersonal Nature, which is neither good or ad, and who knows neither love...

Nature is the art of God

Nature is the art of God

There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to...

There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to...