I Tried To Picture A Young, Insecure

To Gain Your Heart's Desire You Have To Lose Some Part Of Your Old Life, Your Old Self. To Do That You Have To Have Courage; Without It, You Can't Make The Leap. And If You Don't Make The Leap You Have Only Three Choices: You Can Hate Yourself For Not Taking The Chance, You Can Hate The Person From Whom You've Sacrificed Your Happiness, Or You Can Hate The One Who Offered You Happiness, And Blame Them For Your Lack Of Courage, Convince Yourself It Wasn't Real.

Sometimes You Fight What You Are, And Sometimes You Give In To It. And Some Nights You Just Don’t Want To Fight Yourself Anymore, So You Pick Someone Else To Fight.

I Sat On The Bed. Neither Of Us Said Anything. I Wasn't Slick And Sophisticated Enough For This. What Do You Say To Boyfriend A When He Finds You Naked In The Bed Of Boyfriend B? Especially If Boyfriend A Turned Into A Monster The Night Before And Ate Someone. I Bet Miss Manners Didn't Cover This At All.

It Was Two Weeks Before Christmas. A Slow Time Of Year For Raising The Dead.

I'm Not Sure There Are Enough White Roses In The World To Make Me Forget Richard." I Held Up My Hand Before She Could Interrupt. "but I'm Not Sure There Are Enough Cozy Afternoons In All Eternity To Make Me Forget Jean-claude.