The better you learn to take care of yourself, the less you settle for being around people who can't or won't treat you as well as you're accustomed.

Of course, I didn't imagine then that I could have had a real relationship with any guy. I thought that by virtue of being me I was disqualified.

Ironically, writing a novel is not a way to sort out your confusion.

Well, I think that if you sincerely try to imagine what life is like for another person - not in a mocking way, not in a satirical way, but in a sincere, compassionate way - I don't think that's exploitive.

It is not a camera, or a reporter that makes something real and genuine; more often a camera or a reporter does the opposite.

We have to make mistakes, its how we learn compassion for others

If you’re a parent in 2013, you have to get your hands on this book. Wise, engrossing, and so real that I fear Senior has been spying inside my house, All Joy is a must-read for those of us whose lives have been enriched and derailed by having kids.