We All Now Tell Stories By Cutting

What News? There's Nothing To Tell. I'm A Nun.

We’re All Good When It Suits Us, He Used To Say: That Doesn’t Count. It’s When You Want So Badly To Do Something Wrong—when You’re About To Make A Fortune From A Dishonest Deal, Or Kiss The Lovely Lips Of Your Neighbor’s Wife, Or Tell A Lie To Get Yourself Out Of Terrible Trouble—that’s When You Need The Rules. Your Integrity Is Like A Sword, He Would Say: You Shouldn’t Wave It Until You’re About To Put It To The Test.

Trusting Someone Was Like Holding A Little Water In Your Cupped Hands - It Was So Easy To Spill The Water, And You Could Never Get It Back.

It Was An Odd Relationship, But Then She Was An Extraordinary Woman: A Prioress Who Doubted Much Of What The Church Taught; An Acclaimed Healer Who Rejected Medicine As Practised By Physicians; And A Nun Who Made Enthusiastic Love To Her Man Whenever She Could Get Away With It. If I Wanted A Normal Relationship, Merthin Told Himself, I Should Have Picked A Normal Girl.

Culture Clash Is Terrific Drama.