I Moved Through The Days Like A

Just Once In My Life--oh, When Have I Ever Wanted Anything Just Once In My Life?

The Year I Began To Say Vahz Instead Of Vase, A Man I Barely Knew Nearly Accidentally Killed Me.

We Can Only Die In The Future, I Thought; Right Now We Are Always Alive.

He Wondered How We Know That What Happens To Us Isn't Good.

I Had A Mother I Could Only Seem To Please With Verbal Accomplishments Of Some Sort Or Another. She Read Constantly, So I Read Constantly. If I Used Words That Might Have Seemed Surprising At A Young Age, She Would Recognize That And It Would Please Her.