I have survivor skills. Some of that is superficial - what I present to people outwardly - but what makes people resilient is the ability to find humour and irony in situations that would otherwise overpower you.

That was how dishonesty and betrayal started, not in big lies but in small secrets.

I'd like to be more forgiving. There are times when I've had a hard time forgiving people who have betrayed me.

But I don't have anything left inside of me to figure out where I fit in or what I want. If I want anything, it's to know what's possible to want.

For woman is yin, the darkness within, where untempered passions lie. And man is yang, bright truth lighting our minds.

So sad! This is the saddest part when you lose someone you love- that person keeps changing. And later you wonder, Is this the same person I lost?

Among writers, if you don't have a therapist, it's like saying you don't keep a journal or use the thesaurus. It's a natural accompaniment.