“I'm not trying to preach or convert, just explore interesting ideas and touch some hearts.”

—  J.M. DeMatteis

On his use of ideas of Meher Baba in his writings, in response to a comment at "Happy Birthday Meher Baba!" (25 February 2014) http://www.jmdematteis.com/2014/02/happy-birthday-meher-baba.html
J.M. DeMatteis's CREATION POINT (2009 – present)
Context: I'm glad the work doesn't come across as heavy-handed. I'm not trying to preach or convert, just explore interesting ideas and touch some hearts.

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