When You Run Into Someone Who Is

Christianity Is Not A "spiritual" Religion, Like Some Religions Of The East. It Is An Intensely "practical" Religion, Having Its Moral Roots In The Practicality Of Judaism. It Was Not Designed To Change The Way Men Think Or Believe As Much As To Change The Way They Act.

Norbert Blei Is A Writer The Way People Used To Be Troubadours And Minstrels, Celebrating What He Has Seen And Heart And Felt In A Deceptively Simple Style Reminiscent Of The Early Sherwood Anderson. . . . Like Anderson, He Is A Lover, And His Affection Invests His Writing With A Singular Charm.

The Best Combination Of Parents Consists Of A Father Who Is Gentle Beneath His Firmness, And A Mother Who Is Firm Beneath Her Gentleness.

The Difference Between Patriotism And Nationalism Is That The Patriot Is Proud Of His Country For What It Does, And The Nationalist Is Proud Of His Country No Matter What It Does; The First Attitude Creates A Feeling Of Responsibility, But The Second A Feeling Of Blind Arrogance That Leads To War.

The Public Examination Of Homosexuality In Our Contemporary Life Is Still So Coated With Distasteful Moral Connotations That Even A Reviewer Is Bound To Wonder Uneasily Why He Was Selected To Evaluate A Book On The Subject, And To Assert Defensively At The Outset That He Is Happily Married, The Father Of Four Children And The One-time Adornment Of His College Boxing, Track And Tennis Teams.