Contents Introduction....................12000 "Living in a small town is like being in a play ..."....................132001 "One of the strongest illusions is that another person's love will liberate us ..."....................472002 "It is consoling to think, if I am not always looking for God, that God is nevertheless looking for me ..."....................1032003 "The notion of not wanting to be in charge of my own life interests me now that I feel I am ..."....................1692004 "We shape our lives like a story ..."....................2052005 "I wonder if the process of aging doesn't bring as its chief gift the capacity to separate our intellect from from our feelings ..."....................243If You Want to Keep a Journal....................273Reading List....................277Postscript....................281