When You Love Somebody, Or Something, Its

When You Quit Drinking You Stop Waiting.

Cottage Cheese Is One Of Our Culture's Most Visible Symbols Of Self-denial; Marketed Honestly, It Would Appear In Dairy Cases With Warning Labels: This Substance Is Self-punitive; Ingest With Caution.

Dogs Are Fantasies That Don't Disappoint.

Dogs Possess A Quality That's Rare Among Humans -- The Ability To Make You Feel Valued Just By Being You -- And It Was Something Of A Miracle To Me To Be On The Receiving End Of All That Acceptance. The Dog Didn't Care What I Looked Like, Or What I Did For A Living, Or What A Train Wreck Of A Life I'd Led Before I Got Her, Or What We Did From Day To Day. She Just Wanted To Be With Me, And That Awareness Gave Me A Singular Sensation Of Delight.

The Freedom To Choose...means The Freedom To Make Mistakes, To Falter And Fail, To Come Face-to-face With Your Own Flaws And Limitations And Fears And Secrets, To Live With The Terrible Uncertainty That Necessarily Attends The Construction Of A Self.