For the first time I feel an inner emotional security. There is reality and dependability. My life revolves around Richard and the baby.

I saw my parents as gods whose every wish must be obeyed or I would suffer the penalty of anguish and guilt.

When I get married it will be for keeps.

Sometimes when I visit my sister and her two children, I wonder if she missed a lot by getting married. Right now, nothing could be further from my mind than getting married.

I didn't know who the hell I was. I was whoever they wanted me to be.

If I didn't believe in what I'm doing, I'd rather go to work in a dime store.

I didn't like children. I didn't think of myself as a child. I didn't like any of the things other children were interested in.