"Richard Gavin is one of the bright new stars in contemporary weird fiction. His richly textured style, deft character portrayal, and powerful horrific conceptions make every one of his tales a pleasure to read."

-- S. T. Joshi

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“Most people believe vulnerability is weakness. But really vulnerability is Courage. We must ask ourselves...are we willing to show up and be seen.”
“I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker in this cause. The example of great and pure characters is the only thing that can produce fine ideas and noble deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and always tempts its owners irresistibly to abuse it”
“The work is with me when I wake up in the morning; it is with me while I eat my breakfast in bed and run through the newspaper, while I shave and bathe and dress.”
“I'm a worrywart, so I'm always a bit more stressed out than I should be or wish I was.”
“Reminds us that greatness lies even in the smallest of moments, in the humblest of hearts, and we shall, each of us, be called to greatness. Whether we shall rise to meet it or let it slip away is the challenge put before us all.”
“Our churches should attract the people Jesus attracted and frustrate the people Jesus frustrated.”
“Then with Lucy [Hale], her little thing that I kind of learned from her is her country music because sheâ€™s obsessed with country and at the beginning, I wasnâ€™t a huge fan of it, but I was listening to some songs that she plays in the hair and makeup room and sheâ€™s also so funny, too. She does these character impersonations and theyâ€™re just so funny. Made up characters of course, but she can switch into someone else so fast. Iâ€™m always laughing at Lucy and sheâ€™s like a little Polly Pocket, you know? The tiny one.”
“Family life itself, that safest, most traditional, most approved of female choices, is not a sanctuary: It is, perpetually, a dangerous place.”

Source : "The Limits of Mother Love". The New York Times Book Review, www.nytimes.com. March 31, 1985.

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