Verbal Ability Is A Highly Overrated Thing

You Don't Really Have To Believe What You Write In A Blog For More Than The Moment When You're Writing It. You Don't Bring The Same Solemnity That You Would Bring To An Actual Essay.

You Always Think That A Bolt Of Lightning Is Going To Strike And Your Parents Will Magically Change Into The People You Wish They Were, Or Back Into The People They Used To Be.

Vera Said: 'why Do You Feel You Have To Turn Everything Into A Story?' So I Told Her Why: Because If I Tell The Story, I Control The Version. Because If I Tell The Story, I Can Make You Laugh, And I Would Rather Have You Laugh At Me Than Feel Sorry For Me. Because If I Tell The Story, It Doesn't Hurt As Much. Because If I Tell The Story, I Can Get On With It.

Every So Often I Would Look At My Women Friends Who Were Happily Married And Didn't Cook, And I Would Always Find Myself Wondering How They Did It. Would Anyone Love Me If I Couldn't Cook? I Always Thought Cooking Was Part Of The Package: Step Right Up, It's Rachel Samstat, She's Bright, She's Funny And She Can Cook!

You Can Settle For Reality, Or You Can Go Off, Like A Fool, And Dream Another Dream.