In terms of my marriage, you know, falling in love with my husband was by far the best thing that's ever happened to me.

I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

When you're going through something, whether it's a wonderful thing like having a child or a sad thing like losing somebody, you often feel like 'Oh my God, I'm so overwhelmed; I'm dealing with this huge thing on my own.' In fact, poetry's a nice reminder that, no, everybody goes through it. These are universal experiences.

I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them. But for the first time, I believe I have found the man who could be that president - not just for me, but for a new generation of Americans.

I enjoy writing. I enjoy that kind of process.

The biggest problem is people are afraid of poetry, think they can't understand it or that it will be boring.

In my family in particular, I think, there was a sense we have to work twice as hard.