Her lonely, motherless childhood had been made bearable by roaming the pinewoods, fields and bayous round Karnack in east Texas, delighting in magnolia blooms and the first spring daffodils and the touch of Spanish moss against her face.

• 在孤独又没有母爱的童年时光里，她徜徉在东部得克萨斯的松树林间、野之上及小海湾口，观赏木兰花开，寻找春天的第一株水仙，用脸颊感受寄生滕，以此来获得快乐。