The Real Drug, I Came

When I Was 12 Years Old, I Read Nancy Drew Mysteries And Biographies Of Madame Curie And Florence Nightingale And Books About Girls Who Love Horses Or Go To Nursing School. I Belonged To The Girl Scouts And Got A's In School And Rarely Disobeyed My Parents. I Still Kept A Collection Of Barbie Dolls In My Room, And I Almost Never Spoke To Boys.

More Than Any Other Setting - More Than Battlefields Or Boardrooms Or A Spaceship Headed For Intergalactic Travel - I'll Put My Money On The Family To Provide An Endless Source Of Comedy, Tragedy And Intrigue.

If A Man Wishes To Truly Not Be Written About, He Would Do Well Not To Write Letters To 18-year-old Girls, Inviting Them Into His Life.

I Continued To Protect Him With My Silence.

The Silence Was Part Of The Story I Wanted To Tell.