When I Read Good Stories,

How Can You Love A Little Cat So Much In Such A Short Short Time?

I Entered A Poem In A Poetry Contest Around 1987, And The Poem Won And I Received $1,000 For It. That Made Me Realize That Maybe What I Was Writing Was Worth Reading To People. After That, For Some Reason, I Turned To Novels And I've Written Mainly Novels Ever Since.

Why Do People Not Listen When You Say No? Why Do They Think You Are Too Stupid Or Too Young To Understand? Why Do They Think You Are Too Shy To Reply? Why Do They Keep Badgering You Until You Will Say Yes?

Being A Mother Is Like Trying To Hold A Wolf By The Ears,” Gram Said. “if You Have Three Or Four –or More – Chickabiddies, You’re Dancing On A Hot Griddle All The Time. You Don’t Have Time To Think About Anything Else. And If You’ve Only Got One Or Two, It’s Almost Harder. You Have Room Left Over – Empty Spaces That You Think You’ve Got To Fill Up.

You Can't Keep The Birds Of Sadness From Flying Over Your Head, But You Can Keep Them From Nesting In Your Hair.