It came up when hubby and I were joking around, talking about some problem. I told him that I would solve the problem by using my secret weapon: my evil persistence.

He said, "I've got news for you - every body who knows you already knows about that!"

So, it's a joke about my furious determination, my Capricorn drive - my secret weapon that isn't a secret. And at the same time, its a strategy for strapping my demons into traces and making them pull me to happy land.

Someone said (when I figure out who, I'll quote them) that those who deny the existence of demons deny also the possibility of angels. I'll claim my angels and harness my demons. That's how Evil Persistance works.

• Persistence quote.