The Burden of Time
"The darkroom is so exciting
I can go out of my mind.
I love the fact that I can close the door;
it's quiet and semidark, and nobody can get at me.
I even love the smell of the chemicals.
It all comes back stronger because there's nothing
to deflect my attention. It's like Proust's madeleines."

Tariki
Embracing Despair, Discovering Peace
"It's just that I worry about the many readers
who will have to spend twenty-one bones
in order to learn about Pure Land Buddhism,
and, in the process, will learn that life is a crock.
Or, in the words of the author, How can we forget
that we are born into this life crying?
That when we die, we die alone."

Great Reviews of the Past
Warriors of the Prophet:
The Struggle for Islam
"If you ever had doubts about those
military ninnies in Washington who send out
billions of dollars to stir up the broth of
world politics (and in the process,
create intrigue and terrorism),
then this is your book.
U. S. military and intelligence sets it in motion,
and not long afterwards, the monsters
come out of the closet."

BRIEF REVIEWS
Photos of Africa,
Six Months of Medical Dissection, and
Seven Days Shipwrecked with a Crew of Nags