To Err Is Human, To Forgive Is

If You Are Going To Do Something For The Poor, The Abused, Or The Imprisoned, Above All Be Faithful. People With Broken Lives Often Come From Lives With Broken Promises.

Remorse Presupposes Enough Self-forgetfulness To Feel The Pain Ofothers.

The Important Thing Is That When Your Come To Understand Something You Act On It, No Matter How Small That Act Is. Eventually It Will Take You Where You Need To Go.

Writing Is Like Praying, Because You Stop All Other Activities, Descend Into Silence, And Listen Patiently To The Depths Of Your Soul, Waiting For True Words To Come. When They Do, You Thank God Because You Know The Words Are A Gift, And You Write Them Down As Honestly And Cleanly As You Can.

In Sorting Out My Feelings And Beliefs, There Is, However, One Piece Of Moral Ground Of Which I Am Absolutely Certain: If I Were To Be Murdered I Would Not Want My Murderer Executed. I Would Not Want My Death Avenged. Especially By Government--which Can't Be Trusted To Control Its Own Bureaucrats Or Collect Taxes Equitably Or Fill A Pothole, Much Less Decide Which Of Its Citizens To Kill.