I've Taught, And The First Thing I

True Strength Is Delicate.

Early In School, They Called Me 'the Artist.' When Teachers Wanted Things Painted, They Called Upon Me, They Called Upon 'the Artist.' I Am Not Saying That I Learned My Name, Animals Can Learn Their Names, I Am Saying That They Learned It.

And I Saw Darkness For Weeks. It Never Dawned On Me That I Could Come Out Of It, But You Heal. Nature Heals You, And You Do Come Out Of It. All Of A Sudden I Saw A Crack Of Light ... Then All Of A Sudden I Saw Another Crack Of Light. Then I Saw Forms In The Light. And I Recognized That There Was No Darkness, That In Darkness There'll Always Be Light.

I Think People Should Think A Million Times Before They Give Birth. The Guilts Of Motherhood Were The Worst Guilts In The World For Me. They Were Really Insurmountable. You See, You Are Depriving Another Human Being Of So Many Things, And The Other Party Also Knows It.

My Husband's Family Was Terribly Refined. Within Their Circle You Could Know Beethoven, But God Forbid If You Were Beethoven.