My daughter seems to have stopped breathing.

People ask me why I didn't just leave him. For battered women, it's not a matter of 'just.' The greatest reason women don't leave is fear.

I never thought that anyone who loved me could hurt me. Abuse is very subtle. Abusers are very subtle. Abusers are very charming.

Two of the cruelest, most primitive punishments our town deals out to those who fall from favor are the empty mailbox and the silent telephone.

She looks like she combs her hair with an egg beater.

At one time I thought he wanted to be an actor. He had certain qualifications, including no money and a total lack of responsibility.