I don't know anybody's road who's been paved perfectly for them, there are no manuals, you don't know what life has in store for you.

If I ever start talking to you about my 'craft', my 'instrument', you have permission to shoot me.

I'm a real stay-at-home mom. I'm really hands-on. Everything else became secondary.

If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul.

I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.

I'm very sensitive to the English language. I studied the dictionary obsessively when I was a kid and collect old dictionaries. Words, I think, are very powerful and they convey an intention.

I would love to be a travel writer. I'd be so stoked.