It's more likely in America that your parents will file for bankruptcy than divorce. We think of divorce as so prevalent, but we all know that happens because somebody moves out of the house.

I'm not praying for God to save me from cancer. I'm not. God will enlighten me when the time comes. And if I've done the right thing, I will be enlightened. And if I believe, I'll be saved. And that's all he promises me.

Leave me if you must, but be faithful to me if you are with me.

I was an English major in college, and then I went to graduate school in English at the University of North Carolina for three years.

You recognize a survivor when you see one. You recognize a fighter when you see one.

... all things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.

Part of what I want to do is sort of reclaim my story - it belongs to me and to my children, who have to live with whoever their mother is.