To be intimate with a married man when my own father cheated on my mother is not something I could forgive. I could not look at myself in the morning if I did that. I wouldn't be attracted to a man who would cheat on his wife.

I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn I must do it by listening.

All I wanted to do was write - at the time poems and prose too. I guess my ambition was simply to make money however I could to keep myself going in some modest way and I didn't need much I was unmarried at the time no children.

If money was my only motivation I would organize myself differently.

At first I could not believe what I was reading. I got up from my seat and walked away talking to myself that I may have found my mom.

I think of myself as a fairly attractive girl and always have thanks to my mom. I was brought into this world thinking I was gorgeous because my mother was extremely devoted to this notion.

My mom would have liked it that I patterned myself more after Jimmy Reed.

I never let anyone pluck including myself unless my mom approves. She guards my eyebrows. She's like the eyebrow police!

They see me as being this Super Mom on TV who also can more than handle a difficult husband and they assume I'm going to be just full of wisdom as a mother and wife myself.

My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust and she knows I can take care of myself.