My idea for 'BoneMan's Daughters' came from the loss of my own daughter when she left home to live with a monster at age 18. I wanted to throttle the man, but she was in love, so all I could do was hope, pray and cry.


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TED KOPPEL
People shouldn't expect the mass media to do investigative stories. That job belongs to the '...
TED KOPPEL
There are ogres and black beasts out there; you have to be constantly on guard.
TED KNIGHT
Of course I could have retired anytime. But retiring would drive me crazy.
TED KNIGHT
People send me CDs all the time because I love music. It's great. I listen to them in my dressin...
TED KING
I got into music when I was a little boy. My dad was always into jazz. I got my education from him. ...
TED KING
I have tons of jazz records: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis. I could go on and on.
TED KING
I collect LPs, but only if they're pretty high quality. I don't go back and dig through the ...
TED KING
The Bush administration doesn't particularly like public participation. It makes them look bad.
TED HUGHES
It took the whole of Creation To produce my foot, my each feather: Now I hold Creation in my foot.
TED HUGHES
What happens in the heart simply happens.
TED HUGHES
We must expect to fail... but fail in a learning posture, determined no to repeat the mistakes, and ...
TED ENGSTROM
Excellence is a process that should occupy all our days.
TED ENGSTROM
The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.
TED ENGSTROM
What do you want to get done? In what order of importance? Over what period of time? What is the tim...
TED ENGSTROM
Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes ...
TED ENGSTROM
The whole of our national sport is not doing very well.
TED DEXTER
Once again our cricketers have flattered to deceive in Australia.
TED DEXTER
I think we are all slightly down in the dumps after another loss. We may be in the wrong sign... Ven...
TED DEXTER
Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I ...
TED DEXTER
Endless cricket, like endless anything else, simply grinds you down.
TED DEXTER
For those whose lives have been turned upside down by Chinese drywall, we're trying to give them...
TED DEUTCH
We need to get the corporate money out of the political system and return democracy to the people.
TED DEUTCH
Social media companies must work closely with the U.S. government to ensure their platforms are not ...
TED DEUTCH
When enacted, health care reform provides generous tax credits to help people afford their health in...
TED DEUTCH
Kids from financially distressed households are twice as likely to have to repeat a grade and more t...
TED DEUTCH
We know that for children, hunger is especially devastating.
TED DEUTCH
Any constitutional amendment that simply gives Congress the option of regulating campaign finance fa...
TED DEUTCH
We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
TED DEUTCH
It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them h...
TED DEUTCH
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, and yet so many Americans ar...
TED DEUTCH
I have an open door to meet with my constituents and that I work hard to respond to their needs, and...
TED DEUTCH
We must not allow the Iranian regime to use the nation's vast energy resource as a financial pip...
TED DEUTCH
I am proud to have played a small part in ensuring that no veteran's heroic service will be cast...
TED DEUTCH
This OCCUPIED amendment, this constitutional amendment, would overturn Citizens United. It would mak...
TED DEUTCH
Individuals can stand up against genocide in Darfur and Iran's quest for nuclear weapons.
TED DEUTCH
Ultimately, the goal of sanctions is to ratchet up the economic pressure on the Iranians to such a l...
TED DEUTCH
As I understand, the role of the federal judiciary, the role of our court system, is to provide just...
TED DEUTCH