Shakespeare again. Once you let him into your head, he takes up tenancy and will not leave.

I always enjoyed the kids, but I didn't enjoy the bureaucracy of the educational system.

Life, Stormy says, is not about how fast you run or even with what degree of grace. It's about perseverance, about staying on your feet and slogging forward no matter what.

I don't write a quick draft and then revise; instead, I work slowly page by page, revising and polishing.

Guilt is a tireless horse. Grief ages into sorrow, and sorrow is an enduring rider.

Creating a family in this turbulent world is an act of faith, a wager that against all odds there will be a future, that love can last, that the heart can triumph against all adversities and even against the grinding wheel of time.

Besides, I can't get to where I want to go by conscious or unconscious suicide. I've got my strange little life to lead. Leading it the best I can - that's how I buy the ticket to where I want to be.