I could only defend myself so much. It was my word against his. There was no evidence, nor was there any proof. My word meant very little.

I tried, I really tried, to stick with it. I planned to grow old with this man and possibly die in his arms.

I was always on guard and I was always prepared for him to be upset with me. I had lived feeling uneasy and tense for so long.

Being married definitely took work. When we fought, I felt like I wanted to float away and drown, whereas before I knew I could walk away without any strings attached.

I had no intention of forsaking my wedding vows. I had strong morals and never could have imagined going against them. I was never even tempted to stray.

I didn’t want to get burned. I didn't want to be the other woman, but I wanted him with all my might.

He wanted revenge and I knew he would not stop until he got it. I had to hope he would run out of fuel.

At times, it felt so odd being with a man in such an intimate way who was not my husband.

This very easy divorce had become very difficult. I thought I was in the express lane and it was all fast tracks from there. Think again.

I had to get used to it because my life was no longer safe and I was no longer protected like I once was.

I was physically attacked by a woman who didn’t even know me. Yes, my boyfriend was her former husband, but she tried to ruin me.

When it comes to war, we focus more on the mainstream coverage of the event, rather than the event itself. People dying is never funny. Protest puppets are always funny.

That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.

Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture I am still confused. But on a higher level.

A president cant go to every memorial service.

I'm not actually teaching any more, but I am writing pieces for schools all the time, and for kids.

When Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg was before us in 1993, she said that her standard was to give no hints, no forecasts, no previews, and declined to answer dozens of questions.

Trust Emmett to find the joke in the destruction of my life.

Find someone worse off than you and help them. It will put your life in perspective.

How much salt water thrown away in waste/ To season love, that of it doth not taste.