I feel strange... I really don't know what I am. In mind, I'm almost a woman, in body a young woman. I am almost a woman, but what am I now? I'm no child. Furthermore, I am mature. Furthermore, I know much; I'm somewhere in between. Furthermore, I'm confused--that's what I am. One day I'll long for a baby in my arms or a man's strong arms to hold me...the next, for freedom, respect.

Silicon Valley Girl: My Adolescent Life and Times