There are people who have never studied writing who are capable of being writers. I know this because I am an example. I was a part-time registered nurse, a wife, and a mother when I began publishing. I'd taken no classes, had no experience, no knowledge of the publishing world, no agent, no contacts ... Take the risk to let all that is in you, out. Escape into the open.

Anything we have, we are only borrowing. Anything. Any time.

There are some things you never say good-bye to

Do you think that people ever really do believe they will die, that the world will just go along as always without them? I wonder if we aren't all a little surprised at the moment of crossover, if we don't look back over our shoulders saying, Now hold on.

My mind was in my heart, anchored like a bright kite in a safe place.

I would make an anonymous call and say, this is someone who cares, do you know what kind of children you have?

I thought of the priest who'd told me that many religions hold that it is easier to be closely connected to people we love after death than before.