When I Quit All These Things And

The Decision For Me Was Whether To Have 'the Father' Be A Book That Told A Story - From The Point Of View Of This Speaker, The Daughter - Without, As In The Earlier Books, Then Having A Section On Something Else And A Section On Something Else.

When Anyone Escapes, My Heart / Leaps Up. Even When It's I Who Am Escaped From, / I Am Half On The Side Of The Leaver.

Writing Or Making Anything-a Poem, A Bird Feeder, A Chocolate Cake-has Self-respect In It. You're Working. You're Trying. You're Not Lying Down On The Ground, Having Given Up.

I Was A Late Bloomer. But Anyone Who Blooms At All, Ever, Is Very Lucky.

Seeing Yourself As Responsible For The Quality Of Your Relationship, As A Prime Mover In Your Life, I Think Is A Bold, Amazing Step.