I Had This Odd Sibling Rivalry With

I Have A Feeling Of Reverence About My Father Being In His 80s - A Feeling That I Want To Whisper, Take Soft Steps, Not Intrude Too Much. He's Like A Stately Old Cathedral To Me Now.

My Father's Body Lies In A Stone Tomb High On A Hill. People Walk By, Pause, Think Their Own Thoughts About Him And Move On, Back To Their Own Lives. I Can Never Move On. He Is Everywhere.

[on Her Father, Ronald Reagan:] How Do You Argue With Someone Who States That The People Who Are Sleeping On The Grates Of The Streets Of America 'are Homeless By Choice'?

You Know, If You Hang Around This Earth Long Enough You Really See How Things Come Full Circle.

It Takes Strength To Make Your Way Through Grief, To Grab Hold Of Life And Let It Pull You Forward.