Before That I Wanted To Be A

I Finally Did Work Out A Very Good Relationship With My Father, But It Was Rough Growing Up. We Had A Lot Of Conflict, And I Think It Surfaced In Many Of My Works.

Being Happy Or Unhappy - Is That Really The Most Important Thing? Knowing The Truth Would Be A Different Kind Of Happiness - A More Satisfying Kind, I Think, Even If It Turned Out To Be A Sad Kind.

Before That I Wanted To Be A Magazine Illustrator - I Probably Would Have Painted Gothic Scenes.

That’s What She Was, Joanna Felt Suddenly. That’s What They All Were, All The Stepford Wives: Actresses In Commercials, Pleased With Detergents And Floor Wax, With Cleansers, Shampoos, And Deodorants. Pretty Actresses, Big In The Bosom But Small In The Talent, Playing Housewives Unconvincingly, Too Nicey-nice To Be Real.

I Didn't Send Back Any Of The Royalty Checks.