I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love.

I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love.

Making plans is a game. Life chooses for you.

I like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.

Why did I not know that birth is the pinnacle where women discover the courage to become mothers?

As a journalist I'm comfortable doing library research, and I did a lot! I had a fellowship at Radcliff for a year which gave me access to the Harvard system.

Of all life's pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.