The Silence Was Part Of The Story

Many Women My Age Have Known The Experience Of Giving Up Crucial Parts Of Themselves To Please The Man They Love.

Although Salinger Had Long Since Cut Me Out Of His Life Completely And Made It Plain That He Had Nothing But Contempt For Me, The Thought Of Becoming The Object Of His Wrath Was More Than I Felt Ready To Take On.

A Person Who Deserves My Loyalty Receives It.

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

I Was Giving A Speech One Time, And The Woman Who Introduced Me Said, 'well, She Used To Be J. D. Salinger's Girlfriend. I Thought, 'god, Is That All I've Been?' I Didn't Want To Be Reduced To That.