I distrust pious phrases, especially when they issue from my mouth. I try militantly never to be affected by the pious language of the faithful but it is always coming out when you least expect it. In contrast to the pious language of the faithful, the liturgy is beautifully flat.

“Children know by instinct that hell is an absence of love, and they can pick ou…”

“Your beliefs will be the light by which you see, but they will not be what you …”

“People without hope do not write novels … [Writing fiction] is a plunge into re…”

“...what they have to say about themselves makes me think that there is a lot of…”