The writing has been on the wall for some years now, but we are a nation illiterate in the language of the wall. The writing just gets bigger. Something will eventually bring down the charming, infuriating naïveté of Americans that allows us our blithe consumption and cheerful ignorance of the secret ugliness that bring us whatever we want.

A mother's body remembers her babies-the folds of soft flesh, the softly furred scalp against her nose. Each child has it's own entreaties to body and soul.

I've never gotten over high school, to the extent that I'm still a little surprised that my friends want to hang out with me.

If you want sweet dreams, you've got to live a sweet life.

restraint equals indulgence

If you can't dress expensive, dress memorable.

Nothing to do with nature, unless you count human nature.