Losing My Parents Really Set Me Adrift

There's A Resistance For People To Talk About Things That Make Them Feel Guilty. When Natural Disasters Happen, It's Easier Not To Feel Guilty About It.

I Never Really Thought I'd Be Successful. I Never Though I'd Get Books Published, But This Was Something Completely Beyond Me. The Fact That It Happened Is Wonderful, But It Is Not Something That I Was Aiming For.

I Understood About Fear. And I Knew Better Than Anyone In That Room What Mouse Was Capable Of. But Still I Had Been Raised In A Place Where To Show Your Fear Was Worse Than Cowardice. It Was Suicide, A Sin.

When You Deal With A Person Who's Experiencing Dementia, You Can See Where They're Struggling With Knowledge. You Can See What They Forget Completely, What They Forget But They Know What They Once Knew. You Can Tell How They're Trying To Remember.

I Know How Bad A Thing It Is To Be A Slave And I Know How Terrible It Was But I Don't Believe That There's A Free Person In The Whole World That Knows How Good A Cup Full Of Water Can Taste. Because You Have To Be A Deprived Slave, To Be Kept Waiting For Your Water Like We Were To Really Appreciate How Good Just One Swallow Can Be. When We Finally Got A Drop On Our Tongues It Was Like Something Straight From The Hands Of The Almighty.