“For modern people the pursuit of wisdom sounds like something you'd have to travel to Tibet for. To us, wisdom is mystical and esoteric. It conjures up images of cave-dwelling hermits, saffron-robed monks, and, well, Yoda.” — J. Mark Bertrand Copy Share Image
“The cold logic of mid-twentieth-century atheism has now given way to an era of renewed 'spirituality,' but it is an awakening more thrapeutic than… — J. Mark Bertrand Copy Share
“Those two little words -- says you -- are the most powerful argument in any discipline: theology, philosphy, even domestic harmony. They are powerful… — J. Mark Bertrand Copy Share
“Looks like a hit on a local loan shark,” I say. “A guy by the name of Octavio” — J. Mark Bertrand Copy Share
“enough to summon Tommy down to assist. His repertoire of life skills, augmented by the time he spent in Africa, no doubt includes the… — J. Mark Bertrand Copy Share
“For modern people the pursuit of wisdom sounds like something you'd have to travel to Tibet for. To us, wisdom is mystical and esoteric.… — J. Mark Bertrand Copy Share
“... we met with more closed doors than open ones -- and the people who answered our knocks were invariably older. Young people didn't… — J. Mark Bertrand Copy Share
