Long After Salinger Sent Me Away, I

Before I Had Children I Always Wondered Whether Their Births Would Be, For Me, Like The Ultimate In Gym Class Failures. And I Discovered Instead... That I'd Finally Found My Sport.

Every Child, Woman, And Man Should Possess License To Speak Or Sing In His Or Her True Voice.

Many Women My Age Have Known The Experience Of Giving Up Crucial Parts Of Themselves To Please The Man They Love.

The Silence Was Part Of The Story I Wanted To Tell.

No, I Said. I Didn't Remember That. There Was So Much To Remember, Sometimes The Best Thing Was To Forget.