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I've shepherded a good many people through their lives, I've baptized babies by the hundred, and all that time I have felt as though a great part of l...more

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That's the strangest thing about this life, about being in the ministry. People change the subject when they see you coming. And then sometimes those ...more

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Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.

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Having a sister or a friend is like sitting at night in a lighted house. Those outside can watch you if they want, but you need not see them. You simp...more

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You may have noticed that people in bus stations, if they know you also are alone, will glance at you sidelong, with a look that is both piercing and ...more

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I am vehemently grateful that, by whatever means, I learned to assume that loneliness should be in part pleasure, sensitizing and clarifying, and that...more