I had forgotten what sleep is like - a kingdom all its own.

The end of parenthood is implicit in its beginning: separation.

I have slowly come to realize that a family is composed of people who are teaching one another.

Generosity is often the stalking horse of control.

the knowledge of personal failure ... is the invaluable predicate of all honest compassion.

January is my favorite month, when the light is plainest, least colored. And I like the feeling of beginnings.

the capacity to work feeds on itself and has its own course of development. This is what artists have going for them.