It's disconcerting to realize how little you have to say to someone who once occupied such a prominent place in your bed.

In my opinion, there's no condition in life that can't be ameliorated by a dose of junk food.

There was an author who titled his books by days of the weeks and another one that used colors. Then there was Edward Gorey who wrote the book The Gashlycrumb Tinies, about the untimely death of 26 Victorian children, each representing a letter of the alphabet. I thought what a great way to link the titles.

I was an English major in college with minors in Fine Arts and Humanities.

grief is an illness I can't recover from.

People who've had happy childhoods are wonderful, but they're bland... An unhappy childhood compels you to use your imagination to create a world in which you can be happy. Use your old grief. That's the gift you're given.

You never know which people will affect your life.