I didn't go out looking for fights as a kid, but if it was necessary, I'd fight. Fighting was a daily thing where we lived.

I still feel conflicted because I don't always get to spend as much time with my daughter as I'd like, given my work.

I was always inventing characters and making up stories.

Last year's troubles, They shine up so prettily, They gleam with a lustre they don't have today.

I always thought that if I was popular I must be doing something wrong.

If you have to fight a crowd of boys, it's best to go for the biggest one. That way you won't have to fight them all. The others will see that you mean business and you will win their respect.

I was the oldest child, and both my parents worked, so I had a great deal of responsibility from a very young age.