[TimoPizaz]

I have read every R.B. novel that I can get my hands on - nine thus far - and I have always wished that I could somehow thank him for the insights that he has given me into living. It has been a difficult journey, thus far, as it must be for everyone, but reading his novels about his own search for meaning and truth has been like having my deepest instincts validated. He has articulated my own feelings about so many aspects of life so well, that reading his novels is like clarifying my own thoughts. So I continue the search, and the journey, and I make my mistakes, and continue to believe that nothing happens by chance. (The title of his novel "Nothing by Chance" is a mantra for me.) Incidentally, I did not know about his divorce until I read this page, and it was something of a shock, because I so want to believe in "happily forever after". But R.B. and Leslie must have more lessons to learn for which they must be apart. Who knows the meaning behind the patterns that we create? We learn, and learn, and learn, and usually, in retrospect, it all makes sense. My memory is hazy here, but I believe that he ended one of his novels with the statement that everything he has said thus far may be wrong. There is no certainty, but the process of learning continues, even if the new learning contradicts everything that went before. So I wish them both the best. It is difficult to say who my favorite author is, but whenever I'm asked, R.B. is the first to come to mind. Thank you, Mr. Bach.