I pray I die before they day comes when I do not know if my sons are infants or grandfathers.

I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets.

Egypt loved the lotus because it never dies. It is the same for people who are loved.

The story it told was unremarkable: a tale of love found and lost- the oldest story in the world. The only story.

If you want to understand any woman you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully. Stories about food show a strong connection. Wistful silences demonstrate unfinished business. The more a daughter knows about the details of her mother's life - without flinching or whining - the stronger the daughter.

The Bible - it's sort of the other person in the room. There's this book, the reader, and the Bible.

One of his tears fell in my mouth, where it became a blue sapphire, source of strength, source of strength and eternal hope.