The truth is in the present moment.

There are books that a writer undertakes because she wants to go on a journey, and there are journeys a writer undertakes because she wants to write a book.

As a writer we are our own instruments; we need to protect our instrument, because no one will protect it if we don't.

When a writer's whole being is poured into a piece of work, there is never enough. The feeling of finally getting to the end of a piece of work, of making it as good as you can at that moment, is more of a relief than anything else, and then you wait for reviews.

In my life as a wife and mother, I'm always conscious of my desire to be present.

At some point each day (well, most days) I unroll my mat and practice for an hour. I sit in meditation for a while. This can be five minutes or twenty minutes, but the daily practice - simply showing up for it - is centering.

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