I've never told anyone this, in an effort to run from my past and disguise it, I got rid of all of the scrapbooks my mother kept going back to when I was a baby. Truly. So that's why whenever talk show hosts or a producer asks for these pictures, there are barely any. My sister had a few, but that's it, and this was before digital. I've never told anyone that, but that's the truth.

On my first day teaching my own classroom, I threw up before I entered the building.

I haven't had a date in 26 years.

We all had to search for more words to describe things.

In a manner of speaking. I certainly never want to lose my voice as an educator.

I believe in letting karma do its thing. What comes around goes around.

Life is not a solo act. It's a huge collaboration, and we all need to assemble around us the people who care about us and support us in times of strife.