Statutes for the New Millennium
Destroying and Rebuilding
The Warrior and Faith
In Miami Harbour
Acting on Impulse
Transitory Glory
Charity Under Threat
On Witches and Forgiveness
On Rhythm and the Road
Travelling Differently
A Fairy Tale
Brazil’s Greatest Writer
The Meeting That Did Not Take Place
The Smiling Couple (London, 1977)
The Second Chance
The Australian and the Newspaper Ad
The Tears of the Desert
Rome: Isabella Returns from Nepal
The Art of the Sword
In the Blue Mountains
The Taste of Success
The Tea Ceremony
The Cloud and the Sand Dune
Norma and the Good Things
Jordan, the Dead Sea, 21 June 2003
In San Diego Harbour, California
The Art of Withdrawal
In the Midst of War
The Soldier in the Forest
In a Town in Germany
Meeting in the Dentsu Gallery
Reflections on 11 September 2001
God’s Signs
Alone on the Road
The Funny Thing About Human Beings
An Around-the-World Trip After Death
Who Would Like This Twenty-Dollar Bill?
The Two Jewels
Self-Deception
The Art of Trying
The Dangers Besetting the Spiritual Search
My Father-in-law, Christiano Oiticica
Thank You, President Bush
The Intelligent Clerk
The Third Passion
The Catholic and the Muslim
Evil Wants Good to Prevail
The Law of Jante
The Old Lady in Copacabana
Remaining Open to Love
Believing in the Impossible
The Storm Approaches
Some Final Prayers
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Preface
When I was fifteen, I said to my mother: ‘I’ve discovered my vocation. I want to be a writer.’
‘My dear,’ she replied sadly, ‘your father is an engineer. He’s a logical, reasonable man with a very clear vision of the world. Do you actually know what it means to be a writer?’
