I Thought I Might Write Mysteries For

'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.

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

How Will You Know A Good Farmer When You Meet Him? He Will Not Ask You For Any Favors.

In December 1998, I Considered Myself An Expert On Love. I Was Almost A Year Into A Relationship, One That Had Grown More Slowly Than I Had Wished, But Once It Flowered It Was Much More Stimulating Than Any Marriage Or Relationship I Had Known.

Critical Thinking Is To A Liberal Education As Faith Is To Religion. ... The Converse Was True Also - Faith Is To A Liberal Education As Critical Thinking Is To Religion, Irrelevant And Even Damaging.