Alone. Yes, that's the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn't hold a candle to it and hell is only a poor synonym.

She couldn't be on his wavelength all the time. That's all. When you could recognize that and deal with it, you were on your way to an adult relationship.

There's a saying - "Write what you know." It's bad advice if you take it as an unbreakable rule, but good advice if you use it as a foundation.

It's a tough life if you don't weaken.

Wanting more is just a recipe for heartache.

Like some dogs: kick them once and they never trust you again, no matter how nice you are to them.

Teaching school is like having jumper cables hooked to your brain, draining all the juice out of you.