The more a daughter knows the details of her mother's life [...] the stronger the daughter.

When a shy person smiles, it’s like the sun coming out.

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

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.

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

The painful things seemed like knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary for keeping the beads in place.

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.