There is a painful difference between the expectation of an unpleasant event and its final certainty.

Why do we wear them? They're so painful.

Once you're a mom, you've been split into two people. It's like Peter Pan and his shadow.

Got up this morning and could not find my glasses. Finally had to seek assistance. Kate [Winslet] found them inside a flower arrangement.

If you're actually allowing your creative part to control your writing rather than a more commercial instinct or motive, then you'll find that all sorts of interesting things will bubble up to the surface.

I firmly believe there are books whose greatness actually enable you to live.

I want a different world. One where I don't wake up thinking I'm so lucky to be able to feed my daughter, and able to give people a clean drink of water. I don't want images of starving babies at the breast in my mind. I want that to change. And if I want that, I had better do something about it.