To persevere is always a reflection of the state of one's inner life, one's philosophy and one's perspective

I think of myself as a really happy person.

What sustains me is to be with my family and to write.

I grew up in Seattle, but I always knew I wanted to leave.

At one level you're condemned to the voice you have. But within those confines, you have a certain amount of freedom to range among your possible voices.

What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don't feel required to grasp all the time.

I became paralyzed as an artist with writer's block.