The Word No, Carries A Lot More

The Painter Who Feels Obligated To Depict His Subjects As Uniformly Beautiful Or Handsome And Without Flaws Will Fall Short Of Making Art.

Not Only Did I Avoid Speaking Of Salinger; I Resisted Thinking About Him. I Did Not Reread His Letters To Me. The Experience Had Been Too Painful.

Long After Salinger Sent Me Away, I Continued To Believe His Standards And Expectations Were The Best Ones.

I Compromised My Ability To Tell My Story, At The Most Basic Level.

It's Not Only Children Who Grow. Parents Do Too.