I wanted to cry, but I realized that I was too old for that. I would be a woman soon and I would have to learn how to live with a divided heart.

If you want to understand any woman, you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully.

Biblical names are hot again.

I am so honored to be the vessel into which you pour this story of pain and strength.

I never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up.

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

There's nothing quite like a real . . . train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute