The intimacy. The deepest level of love. The knowledge that someone understands you, is rooting for you, is sharing your life.

I began as a dramatist in the theater, so I'm always thinking about how a story moves, what it looks like, how to engage the senses, how dialogue sounds, what feels authentic and sounds real, what's funny, how to build distinctive and original characters - all the aspects of playwriting, scene-building, the architecture of dramatizing.

There's nothing an artist needs more - even more than excellent tools and stamina - than a deadline.

I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?

I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries.

People have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother's house. I never knew my grandmothers, but I could always count of the Bookmobile.

If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.