Susan Cain, whose book Quiet launched her career as the Patron Saint of Introverts ten years ago, has written a new book that validates English teachers, artists, and everyone who is drawn to sad stories. Her argument – that “sorrow and longing make us whole” – is not new, but … Read More
Tag: compassion
“In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it is perhaps well to ask what kind of nation we are and what direction we want to move in.”
When it seems that division and anger characterize many so many conversations, it helps to look back to see how we made it through terrible times before. This week’s quote comes from a speech given by Robert F. Kennedy three hours after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Speaking… Read More
“She’d realized that she was now, always had been, and always would be a watcher…”
I admire young novelists who have something interesting to say about the world. I enjoy middle-aged novelists who share their complex lives with us. But most of all, I cheer for writers like Martha Woodroof, who, at age 67, has published her first novel. A self-described “old hippie,” … Read More