The key to herding sheep is to provide loose direction; backed by the threat of force; couched on the premise of promised safety and prosperity.

If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then the path to heaven is paved with bad intentions that are cast off, washed away and crushed to fine gravel under the earnest footfalls[…]

Once I trusted out of naivety and ignorance. Now I trust out of audacity, need and sheer self-determination, but always I trust, for without trust love could never flourish.

The best of intentions are often the beginning of the worst of results.

As a novelist, I cannibalize my life daily. My own insights, experiences, acquaintances and stories, these golden threads of truth allow the author to weave a believable and impactful fantasy.