to the merry folk of bananafish . . . following up on f&z. i've been reading thessalonians (1) again, the verse, chapter, book from which the inspiration for the pilgrim's prayer comes . . . Chaper 5, Verse 16 . . . 16 Rejoice evermore. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Jesus Christ concerning you. Ah, Paul, he's such a correspondent. I would love to get a letter like that. But no, just to the Thessalonians and the Corinthians. As Eddie Izzard has said, he doesn't just write to one man he writes to an entire city. Yes, to Titus, and Philemon, and the Hebrews but you just know he loves the <italic>cities </italic>more. Always the prophet, always the convert . . . What else can you want in a perfect letter other than a teeny bit of human grace? Actually, wit. Then there really aren't many witty prophets. They're all so . . . ooh . . <italic>prophety. </italic>Either a witless prophet or a witty heathen. Such a choice! I love Salinger because of his wit and his grace. Not a prophet, not a heathen. I like the fact that he's a bit of both. I'll stop writing now. I'm clearly writing blathery foolishness. craig king p.s: i love the way it says 'every thing' and not 'everything'. The difference is major, for me . . . <italic>and a good night to you all . . .</italic> <nofill>