Having a great dad probably permitted me to pal around with guys in a way that some women don't.

I'm doomed to act like myself, even when it's inconvenient!

I've never contended that I had a really horrible life.

I find a great deal of comfort and care in my faith and prayer. I'd sooner do without air than prayer.

Mother’s particular devils had remained mysterious to me for decades. So had her past. Few born liars ever intentionally embark in truth’s direction, even those who believe that such a journey might axiomatically set them free.

People who didn't live pre-Internet can't grasp how devoid of ideas life in my hometown was. I stopped in the middle of the SAT to memorize a poem, because I thought, This is a great work of art and I'll never see it again.

Faith is a choice like any other. If you're picking a career or a husband - or deciding whether to have a baby - there are feelings and reasons pro and con out the wazoo. But thinking it through is - at the final hour - horse dookey. You can only try out.