I Wouldn't Have Thought Of Myself As

When You Read A Book As A Child, It Becomes A Part Of Your Identity In A Way That No Other Reading In Your Whole Life Does.

But I'd Like The Pie Heated And I Don't Want The Ice Cream On Top I Want It On The Side And I'd Like Strawberry Instead Of Vanilla If You Have It If Not Then No Ice Cream Just Whipped Cream But Only If It's Real If It's Out Of A Can Then Nothing.

I Am Convinced, Completely Convinced, That There Was Nothing Random About [the Adoption], She Is The Daughter I Should Have.

All Of [motherhood] Surprised Me. It Surprised Me From The Very First Second I Saw Jack. I'd Believed That My Pregnancy Was A Condition. It Never Computed. And There He Was. Everyone Made Fun Of Me Because I Stared At Him For Months And Months, Not Being Able To Believe He Was Real.

There Are Assumptions Made About The Way You Look. I'm Always Surprised When People Don't Think I'm Smart.