I imagine there's an undercurrent of the impact of early religious teachings and my break from what I was taught and expected to perform if I wanted to be considered normal in my family of origin.

Synchronicities fall under the "magic" heading to me.

My relationship with my mother has always felt like the most complicated relationship of my life. I know I have a lot more writing to do on this.

I'd like to imagine that "dreamoir" becomes a subgenre of nonfiction, maybe ultimately because I'd love to read many more dreamoirs by other writers - poets and memoirists especially.

I wish to be a cat. I like to imagine I was a cat in a past life.

I love indices! They are poetry in and of themselves, depending on the book.

The women in my family - my grandmother and my mother - have been both sources of comfort and terror. Protection was not always available.

I pay attention as much as I can. I try to surround myself with other women with magical powers and a lot falls under the heading "magical powers."

To me, magic is everywhere.

Cats connote sexuality in standard dream dictionaries.

Why is it that good always has to fight an uphill battle?"I thought for a moment, then said, "I don't know. Maybe that's the point. Good things are higher up.

Knowing your inner voice and how you will confront it, is like talking to yourself in front of the mirror and appreciate it.

If anything should take place behind closed doors, it was cruelty and betrayal.

You dare quarrel with me Doerwyne?She wrinkled her nose. "It's not quarreling to express an opinion'""Women don't have opinions.""Then I must be a man, because I have plenty.

It's evolution, man. Eventually the student becomes the teacher.

This iron world bungs down the stoutest hearts to lowest state; for misery doth bravest minds abate.

Oh any sentimental person can cry at night, but when you begin to cry in the morning - to lie awake and cry in the morning-.

When we do for others, we can't help but be touched by the love and generosity we thought we were giving away.

The gun made a ripping sound like the opening of a zipper on the fly of God Almighty.

Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.