Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price I'd pay.

When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again.

Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal.

It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious

I was 15, and the years of hard swimming had packed muscle on my frame and made me very strong. Not as strong as a football player, but strong enough to inflict heavy damage.

There was a policy at Hughes against drinking at lunch, but the men ignored it

The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.