I'm most connected to myself when I'm alone in a room, moving my hand across a page. That's when I feel most like me.

I think so much about how we read, about the nature of solitude, and of community, is changing in ways that none of us yet understand.

I'm most connected to myself when I'm alone in a room, moving my hand across a page. That's when I feel most like me.

How do we live the writer's life? There's only one simple answer: 'we write.'

It is only with distance that we are able to turn our powers of observation on ourselves, thus fashioning stories in which we are characters.

You can start your day over anytime.

Part of my spiritual work is learning to live with the knowledge that we can't protect our loved ones from pain and heartache.