I Read, Therefore, I Matter.

Nobody Was Ever Replaced In Life, No Hole Completely Filled Or Loss Totally Healed. You Didn't Need A Medical Degree To Know That The Human Body Really Wasn't Stronger In The Broken Places. Like Any Bone, The Cracks Would Always Show If You Looked Hard Enough.

We Can't Control What People Do Or Say, Even If It's Dumb.

Bad Things Are Like Waves. They're Going To Happen To You, And There's Nothing You Can Do About It. They're Part Of Life, Like Waves Are A Part Of The Ocean. If You're Standing On The Shoreline, You Don't Know When The Waves Are Coming. But They'll Come. You Gotta Make Sure You Get Back To The Surface, After Every Wave. That's All.

And When I Look At My Mother, I Reflect On Her Strength And Endurance. She's Cranky Sometimes, But She Is Lovable And Loving. I'd Be Happy To Be There At 86.

I Was A Lawyer And I Loved It, But My Francesca Was Born, And A Divorce Followed Way Too Soon After.