Old Folks Are The Nation.

Reappraise The Past, Re-evaluate Where We've Been, Clarify Where We Are, And Predict Or Anticipate Where We Are Headed. . . .

And What Is Religion, You Might Ask. It's A Technology Of Living.

When We Ever Invited The Beast To Dinner He Didn't Come In And Swipe The Napkins And Start Taking Notes On The Tablecloth 'bout How To Take Over The Whole House?

Our Lives Preserved. How It Was; And How It Be. Passing It Along In The Relay. That Is What I Work To Do: To Produce Stories That Save Our Lives.

She [my Mother] Gave Me Permission To Wonder, To Dawdle, To Daydream.