It Takes Courage To Lead A Life.

The Desire For Magic Cannot Be Eradicated. Even The Most Supposedly Rational People Attempt To Practice Magic In Love And War. We Simultaneously Possess The Most Primitive Of Brain Stems And The Most Sophisticated Of Cortices. The Imperatives Of Each Coexist Uneasily.

Not Everybody Has To Be A Parent. In Fact, In An Overpopulated World Where Our Resources Are Shrinking, It Would Be Wonderful If People Who Didn't Want Children Felt Free To Say So. In The 1970s, There Was More Tolerance For The Idea That Not Everybody Needs To Be A Biological Parent.

All People Believe Their Suffering Is Greater Than Others.

Being A Daughter Is Only Half The Equation; Bearing One Is The Other.

Writers Are Doubters, Compulsives, Self-flagellants. The Torture Only Stops For Brief Moments.