I defend myself by improving myself.

I don't very often read novels.

I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be.

I find myself, at this time in my life, no less challenged, no less plagued, no less intrigued by what I still don't know.

Marriage is no way of life for the weak, the selfish, or the insecure.

I wanted to explore the values that are at work, underpinning my life.

But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.