why my editor is so amazing

so, i came into the office today and sitting in front of my G5 was an advance copy of Writing to Change the World by Mary Pipher. the first graf from the back cover reads:

"Words are the most powerful tools at our disposal. With them, writers have saved lives and taken them, brought justice and confounded it, raised armies, started wars and ended them. Writers can change minds, alter the way people think, and transform our definitions of right and wrong."

AZ left the book for me last night. sigh. i think maybe (maybe?) he knows that writing about shopping is crushing my spirit. maybe.

i am going to try harder. i promise.