Nature has a way of deadening us to traumatic events, until we're ready to deal with it. And once you do, it's a volcanic reaction. Votes: 13
San Francisco is poetry. Even the hills rhyme. Votes: 9
My mother was the tough-as-nails disciplinarian who showed very little to no emotion. My father, on the other hand, was a study in contradiction. He was the fire, hell, and brimstone preacher, while also being incredibly gentle and forward thinking. I identify with him a lot. Votes: 8
Thanks to my son, I've learned to laugh at myself. Laughter has been my saving grace. Votes: 6
Everyone brings their own perceptions when reading a book about a real person. At the end they will take away whatever they wish. Votes: 3
I've always been very outspoken and a supporter of the underdog, because I'm one as well. I Votes: 1
I've been poor and neglected, in the middle and cherished, then rich and miserable and back to the middle and now happy. I've lived it all. Votes: 0