The truth is in the present moment.

Devotion, as it relates to the title of my memoir, means fidelity - as in fidelity to a person or a practice. I think it's certainly possible to feel devotion without having faith, at least in the religious sense of the word.

I'm very disciplined, but the one thing that I have addictive behavior about is the Internet.

In a creative journey, it is essential, no matter how far one runs, to examine that which is closest to home.

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.

We can't protect ourselves from pain and heartache.

My parents made the decision never to focus on my looks, and I had no sense of myself as beautiful.