I found myself doing so much public speaking, more and more and bigger and bigger.

If you write memoir, it can't be about blame or hurt; it has to be creative.

Moving to the country has been incredibly good for my work, for my sense of perspective.

I'm an urban person who loves living in the country.

It is in the thousands of days of trying, failing, sitting, thinking, resisting, dreaming, raveling, unraveling that we are at our most engaged, alert, and alive.

We can't protect ourselves from pain and heartache.

When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I’m feeling.