Something was badly amiss with the spiritual life of the planet...Too many demons inside people claiming to believe in God. - Salman Rushdie

Maybe unhappiness is the continuum through which a human life moves, and joy just a series of blips, of islands in the stream.

When he resigned his boss thought he was asking for more money. 'No,' he said. 'I'm just going to try to be a full-time writer.' Oh, his boss said, you want a lot more money. 'No, really,' he said. 'This isn't a negotiation. I'm just giving you my thirty days' notice. Thirty-one days from now, I won't be coming in.' Hmm, his boss replied. I don't think we can give you as much money as that.

My horizon's have shrunk and I have only endings to write.