Cleaning up after themselves was a low priority for Margo and my mother. They had both recovered from cancer scares, failed marriages, and lost hope; in their opinion, dirt could wait.

I love science fiction but especially his because it's so humane.

Let everyone see the blood,' he said. 'Don't clean it up. That's the only way people remember.'... I could see the blood inside my head. It was with me forever, whether or not I wanted to forget.

At midnight the wind in the tress can sound like the ocean. The moonlight can make a road appear as endless as the sea.

Mothers always find ways to fit in the work - but then when you're working, you feel that you should be spending time with your children and then when you're with your children, you're thinking about working.

We stood and watched as God abandoned us, and then we did the best we could.

I can hurt myself more than anyone else can, she told her sister. I can do it with my eyes closed.