Slasher Hathaway marks his territory by spending money. He might as well have pissed on her. It means nothing.

Medically speaking, there is no such thing as a nervous breakdown. Which is very annoying to discover when you're right in the middle of one.

Optimism can be relearnt.

One day we'll all be dead, and none of this will matter" -The Brightest Star in the Sky.

For all of my life it was the size of my rear that caused me the most hand-wringing, but in this nearly-50 zone it is my stomach that is the problem. It seems to have broken free from its moorings and there is no knowing how far it will roam.

Love is blind, there was no doubt about it. In Tara's case it was also deaf, dumb, dyslexic, had a bad hip and the beginnings of Alzheimer's

I think denial's fascinating. It's a jokey word, but it really happens, and sometimes in enormous ways.