The following entry is from Zoë's Sept. 1991 personal journal, after a meeting with Abel during the writing of Bad Lieutenant.

Nun's Confession - You so wise to mention - antithesis of his vision. Not one comma from him. He couldn't conceive! He still doesn't get it - but knows its value. Like pearls before a swine who nonetheless knows he can trade in those pearls for a ton & a half of crack!