Attitudes toward other creatures is conditioned by one's level of security within the universe.

Never give up! And write for yourself first and foremost.

Single |sin•gle| (adjective) - Too fabulous to settle.

How above-the-law children's books are. Hansel and Gretel (littering, breaking and entering), Rumpelstiltskin (forced labor), Snow White (conspiracy to commit murder), Rapunzel (break of contract).

I'm in a state of learning, and I don't have any set-in-stone ideas about what shows or even what eras I want to pursue.

The meaning of the story is the story.

Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.

Think of mass immigration into America as a global 'right of return.'

Just the slightest turn toward the inside is a very big thing.

I always had the sense with her that she didn't suffer fools gladly but that life was taking great pains to show her how.

Looks like a sand pile my kids have been playing in for a long time - it's all beat up - no definition - just a lot of bumps and holes.