I'm pretty good at remaining calm during an emergency. My house burned down when I was 12, which made me really pragmatic about what needed to be done. But I can be bad in that I compartmentalize a lot of emotions and push them away to deal with them at a later date.
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way.

