My Mother's Career Was Over

[my Grandparents] Were From Texas. El Paso. White Trash.

I've Got To Stop Getting Obsessed With Human Beings And Fall In Love With A Chair. Chairs Have Everything Human Beings Have To Offer, And Less, Which Is Obviously What I Need. Less Emotional Feedback, Less Warmth, Less Approval, Less Patience And Less Response. The Less The Merrier. Chairs It Is. I Must Furnish My Heart With Feelings For Furniture.

We Live In America,' He Said. 'everyone Who Speaks English Understands You. How They Interpret You Is Something Else.

If You're Manic-depressive And You're Functioning In This World And Doing It All Well, I Think, Wow, You Should Be Proud Of Being Able To Say, This Is What I'm Getting Through Right Now.

I Used To Want To Gamble, Too, Until I Was 20 And Could Actually Go To A Casino. Then I Wasn't So Crazy About The Attitude.