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

I know my mother so well, so it's hard for me to remember that people have a certain image of her, but they don't really know her personality.

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've been a Democrat all my life.

Well there's nobody who has a more supportive husband than I do, and he has a business that he runs, and it's his own business, so he has work to do, my kids have school to do, I mean, people have - there are other things in life besides politics.

When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks.

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.