“It started right after my mother died when I was about eleven. I would repetitively hit something, usually on my hands, and it would get so numb. And then I would know when it was broken and then I would stop. I think what I liked—what I’ve learned through years of therapy, now as a fifty- five-year…”— Rosie O'Donnell, amazon.com
“I think it’s because I didn’t have a mother. I really wanted to have a mother. Every child, I think, wants to have that one person who’s going to be your forever person. I used to take my friends’ moms and totally be the kiss-ass nice. My friends were like, 'Will you stop talking to my mom?' You’re…”— Rosie O'Donnell, amazon.com